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2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
472 Degrees Awarded
$8,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support 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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 15,192 people earned their degree in communications technologies and support, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, communications technologies and support graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,122 and had an average of $26,383 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,914 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,320 and $30,958 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 472 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications technologies and support. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communications technologies and support programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communications technologies and support program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support 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. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 71 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $4,562 for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Houston Community College Communications Technologies & Support Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 39 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College is $5,225 for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Tarrant County College Communications Technologies & Support Report

#3

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Vista College landed the #3 spot on the list. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 27 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest Vista College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Vista College is $4,355 for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $3,134 for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Full Austin Community College District Communications Technologies & Support Report

#5

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Levelland, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2019-2020.

South Plains College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $6,211 for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Glendale Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Glendale Community College is a public institution located in Glendale, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Glendale Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Glendale Community College is $7,729 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Mesa Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

Mesa Community College also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $8,791 for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mesa Community College.

Full Mesa Community College Communications Technologies & Support Report

#2 in overall quality

MediaTech Institute - Dallas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. MediaTech Institute - Dallas is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 73 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MediaTech Institute - Dallas, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,987 for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend MediaTech Institute - Dallas.

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#6 in overall quality

MediaTech Institute - Houston came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. MediaTech Institute - Houston is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MediaTech Institute - Houston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for MediaTech Institute - Houston is $17,218 for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support 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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