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2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
472 Degrees Awarded
$7,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the Southwest Region” 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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in communications technologies and support. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications technologies and support programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support in the Southwest Region

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region 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 awarded 71 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students list, Houston Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $5,272 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Tarrant County College is a large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 39 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarrant County College is $5,434 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students.

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#3

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Plains College landed the #3 spot on the list. Levelland, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

South Plains College also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $7,600 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students.

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#4

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Glendale Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Glendale Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Glendale Community College is $8,597 for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students.

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#5

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Vista College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 27 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwest Vista College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,413 for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students per year to attend Northwest Vista College.

Full Northwest Vista College Communications Technologies & Support Report

#6

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

Mesa Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 14 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

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 $9,669 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students per year to attend Mesa Community College.

Full Mesa Community College Communications Technologies & Support Report

#7 in overall quality

Austin Community College District landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 8 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $6,861 for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students.

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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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