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The Top Colleges and Universities for Easier Coursework

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Northeast

American University (Washington, DC)
Bucks County Community College (Newtown, PA)
CUNY — Baruch College (New York, NY)
Central Connecticut State University (New Britain, CT)
Champlain College (Burlington, VT)
Keene State College (Keene, NH)
LIM College (New York, NY)
La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA)
Montclair State University (Montclair, NJ)
Northeastern University (Boston, MA)
Purchase College (Purchase, NY)
SUNY Oswego (Oswego, NY)
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (Slippery Rock, PA)
Stevenson University (Stevenson, MD)

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University at Buffalo (Buffalo, NY)
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore (Princess Anne, MD)
University of Valley Forge (Phoenixville, PA)
University of the District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
Wheaton College (Norton, MA)

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Yale University (New Haven, CT)

South

Alcorn State University (Alcorn State, MS)
East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN)

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El Paso Community College (El Paso, TX)
Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL)
Forsyth Technical Community College (Winston-Salem, NC)
Grayson County College (Denison, TX)
Hollins University (Roanoke, VA)
Howard College (Big Spring, TX)
Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA)

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Lees–McRae College (Banner Elk, NC)

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Longwood University (Farmville, VA)
Louisiana State University Eunice Campus (Eunice, LA)
Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN)
Nossi College of Art (Nashville, TN)
Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL)
Tarleton State University (Stephenville, TX)
Texas State University (San Marcos, TX)
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Edinburg, TX)
University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
University of Georgia (Athens, GA)

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University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL)

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University of North Florida (Jacksonville, FL)
University of Richmond (University of Richmond, VA)
University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL)
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Chattanooga, TN)
University of Texas at Tyler (Tyler, TX)

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Wake Technical Community College (Raleigh, NC)
West Georgia Technical College (Waco, GA)
Western Kentucky University (Bowling Green, KY)

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Midwest

Bradley University (Peoria, IL)

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Briar Cliff University (Sioux City, IA)
Drake University (Des Moines, IA)

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Grace College (Winona Lake, IN)

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Illinois Central College (East Peoria, IL)
Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS)
Lincoln College of Technology — Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN)
Malcolm X College (Chicago, IL)
Malone University (Canton, OH)

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Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

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Nicolet Area Technical College (Rhinelander, WI)
Northwest Iowa Community College (Sheldon, IA)
Ohio Dominican University (Columbus, OH)
Stark State College (North Canton, OH)
University of Wisconsin—Oshkosh (Oshkosh, WI)

West

Arizona State University—Tempe (Tempe, AZ)
California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA)
Chabot College (Hayward, CA)
Colorado Northwestern Community College (Rangely, CO)
Imperial Valley College (Imperial, CA)
Metropolitan State University of Denver (Denver, CO)
Pierce College Puyallup (Puyallup, WA)
Riverside City College (Riverside, CA)
San Diego City College (San Diego, CA)
Santa Fe Community College (Santa Fe, NM)
University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA)
University of California, Riverside (Riverside, CA)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV)
University of Phoenix (Tempe, AZ)
Whittier College (Whittier, CA)

International

University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

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In a recent survey, real college students rated the rigor of the coursework at these schools as falling on the easier side. However, “easier” is a subjective term; what comes easy to some may be more difficult for others, so take this list with a grain of salt.

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