The Best Associate's in Supply Chain Management for 2027

Southern Crescent Technical College's Logistics and Supply Chain Management AAS sits inside a broader business-programs catalog run by the Technical College System of Georgia. Rather than a single standalone track, it anchors a stackable pathway of related credentials: Logistics Management Specialist, Logistics Management Technician, Logistics and Supply Chain Technician, Freight Brokerage, Supply Chain Specialist, and both the LS21 and LM21 logistics certificates. Students can enter through a shorter certificate and ladder up into the two-year degree, or complete the AAS directly. The school's program page functions as a catalog index rather than a detailed syllabus, so course-level specifics beyond this credential ladder aren't published there.

The program holds a Program Score of 87.1, the lowest of these four but still a national top-tier placement among associate's supply chain programs, built on a 58% graduation rate. Its real edge is price: $2,568 in-state tuition, less than a third of APUS's $8,400 rate (a third of $8,400 is $2,800) and about 43% below the $4,485 in-state rate at both Wisconsin schools in this group. Out-of-state students pay $5,136, still under Fox Valley and Gateway's nonresident rate of $6,728. With 6,185 students enrolled, the smallest campus of the four, it's the pick for Georgia residents prioritizing the lowest sticker price and a flexible, stackable route into logistics and supply chain work.

Waukesha County Technical College awards a 62-credit Associate of Applied Science in Supply Chain Management, delivered in a hybrid format with 8-week courses, evening sections, and three start dates a year (August, January, June). The program page describes teaching students to "prepare and implement a comprehensive supply chain strategy" and to apply lean principles to cut waste from supply chain processes. WCTC states that students use Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software throughout the curriculum and hear from industry guest speakers, and the college lets students combine the degree with its Business Management program to earn two degrees in three years.

The program carries a Program Score of 86.4, ranking it 5th nationally among the associate's supply chain programs in this analysis. Its graduation rate is 44%, with in-state tuition of $4,485 a year and out-of-state tuition of $6,728. Because the listed time to degree runs "more than 2 years," a full in-state run costs roughly $9,000 to $13,500 in tuition alone, still a fraction of a four-year private alternative. WCTC also builds in a stackable path: students can earn Supply Chain Specialist, Import/Export Specialist, or Supply Chain Professional certificates along the way, and the college has transfer agreements that place graduates at junior-level standing in bachelor's programs.

Nationally, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics puts median pay for logisticians at $103,155 a year, per the BLS Occupational Outlook; that figure is the same across every school in this ranking, not a result unique to WCTC. This program fits working adults who need evening or hybrid scheduling and want hands-on ERP training with a clear route into a bachelor's degree.

Colorado Christian University's Associate of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management is a fully online, 60-credit-hour program (15 credit hours in the major core) built for adult and degree-completion students. Courses run one at a time in five-week blocks with frequent start dates, and the program page lists its focus areas as purchasing and inbound logistics management, transportation management, project management, global supply chain management, inventory management, quality management, and operations management. The program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, all 60 credits transfer directly into CCU's B.S. in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and coursework is framed, per the school, with "a Christ-centered perspective."

CCU carries a Program Score of 85.9, ranking 6th nationally, just half a point behind WCTC. Its 64% graduation rate is the highest among the four programs profiled here, evidence that the one-course-at-a-time, five-week format keeps adult students on pace. The tradeoff is cost: tuition is listed at $27,631 a year with no in-state or out-of-state split, since the program enrolls students nationwide online. That is more than six times WCTC's $4,485 in-state rate and well above Lakeshore's full $11,222 total cost for its entire 60-credit program.

Nationally, logisticians earn a median $103,155 a year according to the BLS Occupational Outlook, a figure that holds regardless of which school a graduate attends. CCU fits students who want a Christian university brand, a fully remote accelerated schedule, and a locked-in transfer path into a bachelor's degree, and who can absorb a meaningfully higher sticker price for that convenience and completion rate.

Atlanta Technical College houses its Logistics and Supply Chain program inside a broader Transportation and Logistics division alongside Aviation Maintenance Technology and Commercial Truck Driving. The program page describes offerings across "degrees, diplomas, certificates, and Adult Education" in supply chain and logistics, preparing students for distribution and management careers with an emphasis on Atlanta's air cargo and port logistics hub. The college names direct partnerships tied to the program, including Delta Air Lines, UPS, and Fastenal, for employee pathways.

The program holds a Program Score of 84.9, ranking 7th nationally, with a 49% graduation rate. In-state tuition of $2,568 is the lowest of the four schools profiled here, $1,917 less than WCTC's and Lakeshore's $4,485 in-state rate and a fraction of CCU's $27,631. Out-of-state tuition of $5,136 still costs less than half of CCU's annual price and less than half of Lakeshore's full $11,222 total program cost. Enrollment across the college is 4,498.

Nationally, the BLS reports a median $103,155 salary for logisticians (BLS Occupational Outlook), a figure that applies to graduates from any of these programs, not a number specific to Atlanta Tech. This program fits cost-conscious students in Atlanta's logistics corridor who want the lowest entry price in this group and value named employer connections over an extensively built-out curriculum page.

Lakeshore Technical College delivers its Supply Chain Management associate degree through competency-based education (CBE), letting students move through coursework at their own pace with personalized coaching rather than a fixed-term schedule; the program page advertises "frequent start dates" so students can begin "when it's convenient for you." The 60-credit program spans four terms and covers global supply chain management, purchasing, enterprise resource planning and control, lean six sigma (measure and analyze, then improve and control), logistics, negotiations, and a capstone portfolio assessment. The page points graduates toward logistician, management analyst, cargo and freight agent, production planning and expediting clerk, and purchasing manager roles.

Lakeshore's Program Score is 84.4, ranking 8th nationally among the associate's programs in this analysis, with a 50% graduation rate, the higher of the two Wisconsin technical colleges in this group (WCTC sits at 44%). Tuition matches WCTC's in-state rate of $4,485 a year ($6,728 out-of-state), since both are part of the Wisconsin Technical College System, but Lakeshore's own program page itemizes the full cost of the 60-credit degree at $11,222: $10,190 in tuition plus $1,032 in books. The page cites a district median income of $73,159 for supply chain roles, sourced to Lightcast/EMSI data; at that pay rate, less than two months of income covers the entire program cost.

Enrollment of 3,303 is the smallest of the four schools here. Lakeshore fits students who want a self-paced, coaching-supported format instead of a fixed classroom schedule; for national context, the BLS Occupational Outlook puts the median pay for logisticians nationwide at $103,155 a year.

Chaffey College teaches Supply Chain Management as a paired Associate of Science degree and certificate on its Rancho Cucamonga campus. The curriculum covers supply chain management, transportation management, quality management, business law, and accounting, built around production processes and quality control systems. Chaffey positions completers of either credential for managerial roles in supply chain operations.

A Program Score of 84.3 places Chaffey 9th nationally among associate's-level supply chain management programs in this ranking. Completion is the tradeoff: 36% of students graduate, the lowest rate among the four schools here. Cost is where Chaffey wins outright. In-state tuition is $1,104 a year against $11,040 for non-residents, a 10x gap, and with enrollment above 22,000 the college runs a large public system behind a community-college price tag.

Nationally, logisticians earn a median $103,155 a year, per BLS data, a figure that describes the occupation broadly, not Chaffey's own graduates. Still, it frames the value: two years of in-state tuition, $2,208 total, costs less than eight days of that median salary.

Chattahoochee's Supply Chain Management and Logistics program (SC33) is a 62-credit Associate of Applied Science built around procurement, logistics, and the mechanics of running local, national, and global supply chains. The occupational core stacks nine supply chain and logistics courses, including Business Logistics, Purchasing, Materials Management, Introduction to Supply Chain Management, E-Commerce in Supply Chain Management, and Key Issues in the Global Integrated Supply Chain, and it finishes with a choice between a capstone case-studies course or a logistics and supply chain management internship.

The program carries a Program Score of 84.1, 10th nationally among associate's supply chain management programs in this ranking, with a 38% graduation rate and 11,156 students enrolled across the college. In-state tuition is $2,568 a year against $5,136 out-of-state, a 2x gap, the narrowest of the four schools here, and the entire program runs online. That combination suits students outside Georgia who still want the AAS without paying a steep non-resident premium: Chattahoochee's non-resident rate is less than half of what Chaffey or Coastline charge non-residents.

Nationally, logisticians earn a median $103,155 a year, per BLS data, a figure describing the field broadly rather than Chattahoochee's own outcomes. At the standard two-year AAS pace, in-state tuition totals $5,136, about 18 days of that median salary.

Coastline runs Supply Chain Management as a fully online Associate of Science degree, with a shorter Certificate of Achievement track alongside it. The AS is built to prepare students to sit for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' SCPro Fundamentals certifications, and coursework centers on demand planning, inventory control, and warehousing operations rather than general management theory. The college names likely landing spots for graduates: logistics analyst, industrial production manager, wholesale or retail buyer, cargo and freight agent, and production, planning, and expediting clerk.

Coastline's Program Score of 83.4 ranks it 11th nationally among associate's supply chain management programs here, with a 34% graduation rate, the lowest of the four schools in this group. Tuition is $1,288 a year for California residents versus $11,536 for everyone else, a gap of roughly 9x. With enrollment at 9,008 and the entire program delivered online, Coastline fits residents who want a certification-exam-aligned curriculum they can finish without setting foot on the Fountain Valley campus.

Nationally, logisticians earn a median $103,155 a year, per BLS data, a figure describing the occupation broadly, not a Coastline-specific outcome. Two years of in-state tuition, $2,576 total, costs about nine days of that median salary; the same two years for a non-resident, $23,072 total, costs about 82 days of it.

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College delivers its Supply Chain Management associate degree 100% online, with new cohorts starting every eight weeks and some courses also available on campus. The 61-credit program runs Continuous Improvement, Lean and Lean Six Sigma, as its organizing theme, and it bundles three stackable Pathway Certificates along the way: Planning, Purchasing, and Logistics. Course-level tags on the college's own curriculum page map individual classes to outside credentials: Inventory Management to CPIM's Basic Supply Chain Management, Detailed Scheduling and Planning, and Execution and Control of Operations tests; Service Operations Management to all five CPIM tests; and Lean Concepts to a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.

Southwest Tech's Program Score of 83.2 ranks it 12th nationally among associate's supply chain management programs in this group, essentially tied with Coastline's 83.4. Where it separates itself is completion: 66% of students graduate, nearly double the 34% to 38% range posted by the other three schools here. Tuition runs $4,485 a year in-state against $6,728 out-of-state, a 1.5x gap, the smallest spread in this group, and enrollment sits at 2,849, the smallest college of the four.

The college also offers Credit for Prior Learning and flags itself as military-friendly, both useful given the CPIM and Lean Six Sigma course mappings above: students who place out of intro material can move through the 61 credits faster than the six listed semesters. At the program's own stated pace, six semesters, in-state tuition runs roughly $13,455 before aid or prior-learning credit, about 48 days against the field's national median salary of $103,155 a year, per BLS data.

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College offers a Supply Chain Management associate degree, program code 101821, that prepares graduates for the logistical activities involved in moving goods from the point of origin to the point of consumption. Courses run in 8-week sessions and include Logistics/Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Negotiations, Principles of Lean Operations, Lean Six Sigma Foundations, Enterprise Resource Planning, Project Management Fundamentals and Global Supply Chain Management. Delivery formats listed are day, evening, online, full-time and part-time, and the college notes that an in-person career experience such as an internship or practicum may be required. The school reports that its College of Business programs are accredited by ACBSP, and it lists transfer agreements with four-year partners.

Federal data show that NWTC is open admission and that 51% of students graduate. In-state tuition is $4,485, compared with $6,728 for out-of-state students. The Program Score is 82.9 out of 100, and that score is the basis of this program's ranking. The program fits working adults who need evening or online scheduling, and students who want a two-year credential that can also transfer toward a bachelor's degree.

Norco College in California houses business administration within its Logistics Management program, which the college describes as part of supply chain management: planning and controlling the flow and storage of goods, services and information from origin to consumption. The page says the program offers business administration for transfer (AS-T) degrees, accounting associate's degrees and certificates. A supply chain management alumnus quoted on the page, a professional with ten years of experience, says the program broadened his supply chain knowledge. Careers the college lists for logistics graduates include logistics manager, procurement manager, purchasing manager, warehouse operations manager and supply chain manager. The department is part of Norco's School of Business and Management, which is pursuing ACBSP accreditation according to the page.

Federal data shows a 42% graduation rate, and Norco is an open admission public college. In-state tuition is $1,380, compared with $12,450 for out-of-state students. The program earned a Program Score of 82.5 out of 100, which is the basis of its ranking. It suits California residents who want a low-cost start in business or logistics and plan to transfer to a four-year university.

Ocean County College's Associate in Science in Business Administration includes a Supply Chain Management concentration designed for students who plan to transfer and earn a bachelor's degree in supply chain management, logistics, operations management or a related field. Coursework examines procurement, inventory management, transportation, operations planning and process improvement, with an emphasis on analytical and quantitative problem-solving and business technology. The first-term plan includes English, math, macroeconomics, principles of marketing and a student success seminar. The college says a bachelor's degree is typically required for professional logistics and operations roles, and it directs students to advising and NJ Transfer to check articulation agreements. It recommends early academic planning because supply chain programs often require strong preparation in quantitative analysis and business operations.

Ocean County College is an open-admission school with a 42% graduation rate. In-state tuition is $4,848 and out-of-state tuition is $6,600. The program's Program Score is 81.5, which is the basis of its ranking here. It fits students who want a low-cost start in business and plan to finish a bachelor's elsewhere, particularly in supply chain, logistics or operations.

Chippewa Valley Technical College offers a 60-credit Supply Chain Management associate degree delivered online over two years, with an August start. The curriculum covers transportation, inventory control, materials operations, management and logistics, along with cost accounting, project management, product forecasting, data analytics, lean production and process improvement. Stated learning outcomes include implementing supply management practices in a global environment, demonstrating operations management techniques and evaluating demand management and customer service policies. Students with prior work or educational experience can ask about credit for prior learning, and the program is financial aid eligible. The school's program data report 100% of graduates employed in a related field in 2024-25, from a small cohort of 5 graduates that year.

Federal data show that CVTC is open admission and that 50% of students graduate. In-state tuition is $4,485, compared with $6,728 for out-of-state students. The Program Score is 80.9 out of 100, and that score is the basis of this program's ranking. The program fits students who want to study entirely online, work in manufacturing, healthcare, retail or transportation supply operations, and move into roles such as warehouse team lead or customer service. The small graduate counts mean placement figures can swing from year to year.

Eastern Iowa Community College District offers an online Supply Chain and Logistics program as an Associate in Applied Science or a diploma. The 62-credit AAS covers the end-to-end supply chain, including warehousing and distribution, operations, data analytics and customer service, and includes an internship. The 34-credit diploma focuses on earlier supply chain stages, with courses such as Procurement and Strategic Sourcing, Lean Manufacturing, and International Transportation and Logistics, and can be finished in as little as one year. Other listed courses include Business Logistics, Principles of Quality and Transportation Management. Graduates earn a 10-hour OSHA certificate, and an advisory committee offers mentoring. Students can later continue from the diploma to the AAS. The program lists career paths in manufacturing, government, healthcare, retail and food distribution.

Federal data shows a 45% graduation rate, and the college has open admission. In-state tuition is $4,848 and out-of-state tuition is $6,456. The program earns a Program Score of 79.9 out of 100, which is the basis of its ranking. It fits working adults who want a short, low-cost credential in logistics, procurement or transportation, with the option to start with the diploma and stack toward the degree. The district enrolls about 7,400 students.

Dallas College offers an Associate of Applied Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, a minimum of 60 semester credit hours, with the page listing Cedar Valley and North Lake as campuses. It prepares students for entry-level logistics, supply chain and warehousing jobs, covering customer service, forecasting, materials handling, planning, purchasing, warehousing and transportation. Students who complete certain courses become eligible for the MSSC Certified Logistics Associate and Certified Logistics Technician exams, and one course leads to a Sustainability Management Association exam. The degree also completes a Logistics Distribution Technician Certificate. The capstone is an internship of 18 hours a week for sixteen weeks, a total of 288 workplace hours. The page presents a full-time semester-by-semester map and notes it can be adapted for part-time students.

Federal data show Dallas College is open admission, and it graduates 32% of its students. In-state tuition is $4,662, compared with $6,900 for out-of-state students. The program ranks on a Program Score of 79.2 out of 100. It fits working adults and career starters who want industry certifications and a short path into logistics jobs, as well as students planning to transfer, since the page directs them to university transfer information.

Eastern Florida State College (EFSC) offers an Associate in Science in Transportation and Logistics, delivered online only. The program requires 64 credit hours and prepares students for work in transportation, warehousing, inventory management, purchasing and distribution. Coursework includes inventory management, warehouse management, operations management and supply chain management, along with data analysis, statistics and strategic sourcing. The college says the program prepares students for industry certifications and licenses, and that applications are accepted year-round. Two certificate programs can be completed at the same time and count toward the degree. Graduates can move into EFSC's Organizational Management BAS program or transfer credits to a bachelor's program elsewhere. Careers named on the page include logistics technician, inventory control specialist, transportation planner and buyer/planner.

EFSC is an open-admission college, so there is no selective application hurdle. About 52% of students graduate. In-state tuition is $2,048, compared with $8,399 for out-of-state students, so the price advantage belongs mostly to Florida residents. The program has a Program Score of 79 out of 100, which is the basis of its ranking. It fits students who want a low-cost, flexible entry into supply chain work, including those who plan to stack the associate degree toward a bachelor's later.