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2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania

5 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$7,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 212 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,300 and $22,191 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 89 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in communications technologies and support. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communications technologies and support programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the communications technologies and support program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support in Pennsylvania

#1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 17 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. It costs about $8,108 for pennsylvania associate degree communications technologies & support students per year to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.

Read full report on Communications Technologies & Support at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northampton County Area Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania. Northampton Community College is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

Northampton Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. It costs about $9,053 for pennsylvania associate degree communications technologies & support students per year to attend Northampton County Area Community College.

Read more about Communications Technologies & Support at Northampton County Area Community College

#3

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh Carbon Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 18 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

LCCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The yearly cost to attend LCCC is $7,117 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students.

Read full report on Communications Technologies & Support at LCCC

#4

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the #4 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania associate degree communications technologies & support students list, Community College of Philadelphia has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. It costs about $7,165 for pennsylvania associate degree communications technologies & support students per year to attend Community College of Philadelphia.

Read full report on Communications Technologies & Support at Community College of Philadelphia

#5

Luzerne County Community College

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Luzerne County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Luzerne County Community College is a public institution located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Luzerne County Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. It costs about $7,985 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students per year to attend Luzerne County Community College.

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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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