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2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

9 Ranked Colleges
341 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 81,384 computer information systems students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. 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 Plains States region, there were 4,173 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,343 and $33,397 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 341 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 9 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems in the Plains States Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. MCC is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 94 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $4,295 for plains states region associate degree cis students per year to attend MCC.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the #2 spot on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

Southeast Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Community College is $9,059 for plains states region associate degree cis students.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at Southeast Community College

#3

South Central College

North Mankato, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Central College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in North Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 9 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Central College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Central College is $10,175 for plains states region associate degree cis students.

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#4

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 24 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Louis Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Louis Community College is $6,796 for Plains States Region Associate Degree CIS students.

Full Saint Louis Community College Computer Information Systems Report

#5

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in Grand Island, Nebraska, and it awarded 21 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Community College also made our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Central Community College is $8,235 for Plains States Region Associate Degree CIS students.

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#6

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska

Northeast Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Northeast also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $8,749 for plains states region associate degree cis students per year to attend Northeast.

Full Northeast Community College Computer Information Systems Report

#7

Southeastern Community College

West Burlington, Iowa

Southeastern Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in West Burlington, Iowa, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2019-2020.

Southeastern Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $7,223 for Plains States Region Associate Degree CIS students per year to attend Southeastern Community College.

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#8

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#9 in overall quality

Park University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Parkville, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Park University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Park University is $15,579 for plains states region associate degree cis students.

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#9

Columbia College

Columbia, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

Columbia College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 24 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree cis students list, Columbia College Missouri has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $26,730 for Plains States Region Associate Degree CIS students per year to attend Columbia 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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