2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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” 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.
For this year’s “Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 74 colleges that offer a degree in computer information systems. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer information systems programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer information systems program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Technical Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Wake Technical Community College is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 182 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
Wake Technical Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wake Technical Community College is $6,876 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students.
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Out of the 74 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. 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.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree cis students list, Northern Virginia Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,005 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.
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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 list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 61 students in 2019-2020.
Central Piedmont Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Piedmont Community College is $6,002 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students.
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Out of the 74 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hillsborough Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at HCC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $3,238 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students per year to attend Hillsborough Community College.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Fayetteville, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 65 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 estimated yearly cost for FTCC is $5,366 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students.
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John C Calhoun State Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Tanner, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 43 students 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 yearly cost to attend John C Calhoun State Community College is $5,722 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students.
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Georgia Military College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 58 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Military College, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,792 for southeast region associate degree cis students per year to attend Georgia Military College.
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Durham Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Durham Technical Community College is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Durham Technical Community College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Durham Technical Community College is $7,159 for southeast region associate degree cis students.
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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With a ranking of #9, Valencia College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Valencia College is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Valencia College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Valencia College is $5,205 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students.
Florida State College at Jacksonville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this large public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FSCJ, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $3,916 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students per year to attend FSCJ.
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Tidewater Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 89 degrees to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree cis students list, Tidewater Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,408 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students per year to attend Tidewater Community College.
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With a ranking of #12, East Mississippi Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Scooba, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $6,039 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students per year to attend East Mississippi Community College.
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Nashville State Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 55 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
Nashville State Community College also made our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Nashville State Community College is $7,669 for southeast region associate degree cis students.
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Guilford Technical Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Jamestown, North Carolina, and it awarded 67 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree cis students list, Guilford Technical Community College has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,584 for southeast region associate degree cis students per year to attend Guilford Technical Community College.
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Pellissippi State Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. 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.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree cis students list, Pellissippi State Community College has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pellissippi State Community College is $5,744 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students.
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Thomas Nelson Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. TNCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Hampton, Virginia. It awarded 42 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree cis students list, TNCC has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Thomas Nelson Community College is $7,092 for southeast region associate degree cis students.
Reynolds Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 25 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
Reynolds Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Reynolds Community College is $5,961 for southeast region associate degree cis students.
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With a ranking of #18, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Salisbury, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2019-2020.
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College also made our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #24. The estimated yearly cost for Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is $3,036 for southeast region associate degree cis students.
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With a ranking of #19, Coastal Alabama Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Coastal Alabama Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bay Minette, Alabama that handed out 6 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,263 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students per year to attend Coastal Alabama Community College.
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With a ranking of #20, University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. North Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is $12,030 for southeast region associate degree cis students.
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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 ranking, coming in at #21. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is $5,684 for southeast region associate degree cis students.
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With a ranking of #22, Indian River State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Indian River State College is a fairly large school located in Fort Pierce, Florida that handed out 39 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Indian River State College is $2,003 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students.
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St Petersburg College landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Clearwater, Florida, this large public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SPC, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St Petersburg College is $3,226 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 164 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is $33,428 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students.
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DeVry University - Georgia came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Decatur, Georgia, and it awarded 4 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DeVry University - Georgia, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - Georgia is $27,808 for Southeast Region Associate Degree CIS students.
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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%.
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- *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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