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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

76 Ranked Colleges
3,529 Degrees Awarded
$5,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 81,384 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, computer information systems is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,664 and had an average of $26,071 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 27,948 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,020 and $25,465 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,529 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 76 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer information systems. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer information systems 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 computer information systems program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The cis school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 182 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wake Technical Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wake Technical Community College is $5,307 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 76 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Nashville State Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Nashville State Community College is a public institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 55 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree cis students whose families make $30-$48k list, Nashville State Community College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,460 for southeast region associate degree cis students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Nashville State Community College.

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#3

Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 61 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Piedmont Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Central Piedmont Community College is $6,336 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students whose families make $30-$48k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Florida State College at Jacksonville is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FSCJ also took the #14 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $3,680 for southeast region associate degree cis students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville.

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#5

Durham Technical Community College

Durham, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Durham Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Durham Technical Community College is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 associates’s CIS degrees to qualified students.

Durham Technical Community College also made our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $6,678 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Durham Technical Community College.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#6

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2019-2020.

FTCC also made our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend FTCC is $5,018 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Northern Virginia Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 432 associates’s CIS degrees to qualified students.

Northern Virginia Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,818 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.

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#8

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, Florida
#23 in overall quality

St Petersburg College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. St Petersburg College is a large public school situated in Clearwater, Florida. It awarded 31 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

SPC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SPC is $3,182 for southeast region associate degree cis students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#9

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia

Tidewater Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 89 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree cis students whose families make $30-$48k list, Tidewater Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tidewater Community College is $7,814 for southeast region associate degree cis students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#10

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida

Valencia College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Valencia College is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 56 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Valencia College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Valencia College is $5,369 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6 in overall quality

Hillsborough Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Hillsborough Community College is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

HCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hillsborough Community College is $4,134 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Hillsborough Community College Computer Information Systems Report

#12

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Salisbury, North Carolina

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Salisbury, North Carolina, and it awarded 24 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $3,178 for southeast region associate degree cis students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.

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#13

Pellissippi State Community College

Knoxville, Tennessee

With a ranking of #13, Pellissippi State Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

Pellissippi State Community College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pellissippi State Community College is $5,642 for southeast region associate degree cis students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#14

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

Martinsburg, West Virginia

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Martinsburg, West Virginia. It awarded 5 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $6,744 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College.

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #15. This medium-sized school is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and it awarded 40 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,156 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.

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#16

Thomas Nelson Community College

Hampton, Virginia

Thomas Nelson Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hampton, Virginia, and it awarded 42 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

TNCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend TNCC is $6,211 for southeast region associate degree cis students whose families make $30-$48k.

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John C Calhoun State Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. John C Calhoun State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Tanner, Alabama. It awarded 43 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Calhoun Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for John C Calhoun State Community College is $5,108 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#18

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida

With a ranking of #18, Indian River State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Indian River State College is located in Fort Pierce, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 associates’s CIS degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Indian River State College is $1,475 for southeast region associate degree cis students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Bluegrass Community and Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 associates’s CIS degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Bluegrass Community and Technical College is $4,805 for southeast region associate degree cis students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#19

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia

Reynolds Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 25 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Reynolds Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Reynolds Community College is $5,425 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students whose families make $30-$48k.

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With a ranking of #21, Gateway Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Florence, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Gateway is $6,037 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 35 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Jefferson Community and Technical College also made our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #25. It costs about $5,023 for southeast region associate degree cis students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Jefferson Community and Technical College.

Full Jefferson Community and Technical College Computer Information Systems Report

#23

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, Kentucky

With a ranking of #23, Madisonville Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Madisonville Community College is located in Madisonville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s CIS degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $4,687 for southeast region associate degree cis students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Madisonville Community College.

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#24

Volunteer State Community College

Gallatin, Tennessee

Volunteer State Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #24. Volunteer State Community College is a public institution located in Gallatin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 54 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VSCC, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,514 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Volunteer State Community College.

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#25

East Mississippi Community College

Scooba, Mississippi

With a ranking of #25, East Mississippi Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. East Mississippi Community College is a small school located in Scooba, Mississippi that handed out 18 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for East Mississippi Community College is $6,861 for southeast region associate degree cis students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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