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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business & Office Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$7,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,154 people earned their degree in business and office technology, making the major the 647th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 247 business and office technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 75 business and office technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in business and office technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent business and office technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the business and office technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree office automation students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business & Office Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified associates’s office automation students in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also made our “Best Business & Office Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $4,562 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Office Automation students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Houston Community College.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Valley Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. TVCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Athens, Texas. It awarded 21 associates’s office automation degrees in 2019-2020.

TVCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Business & Office Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,388 for southwest region associate degree office automation students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Trinity Valley Community College.

Read more about Business & Office Technology at TVCC

#3

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s office automation degrees to qualified students.

South Plains College also made our “Best Business & Office Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $6,211 for southwest region associate degree office automation students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend South Plains College.

Read more about Business & Office Technology at South Plains College

#4

North Central Texas College

Gainesville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central Texas College landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Gainesville, Texas, and it awarded 2 associates’s office automation degrees in 2019-2020.

NCTC also made our “Best Business & Office Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for NCTC is $3,213 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Office Automation students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Business & Office Technology at North Central Texas College

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s office automation degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Estrella Mountain Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Business & Office Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $7,973 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Office Automation students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Business & Office Technology at Estrella Mountain Community College

#6

Navarro College

Corsicana, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Navarro College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Navarro College is a public institution located in Corsicana, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Navarro College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Business & Office Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Navarro College is $13,770 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Office Automation students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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