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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Computer Programming is the 137th most popular major in the country with 8,750 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 400 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 48 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in general computer programming. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general computer programming program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Central College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois. ICC is a medium-sized school located in East Peoria, Illinois that handed out 8 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Joliet Junior College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois list. Joliet Junior College is a public institution located in Joliet, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Joliet Junior College General Computer Programming Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the #3 spot on the list. Southwestern Illinois College is a medium-sized public school situated in Belleville, Illinois. It awarded 10 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Waubonsee Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Waubonsee is located in Sugar Grove, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s computer programming degrees to qualified students.
Full Waubonsee Community College General Computer Programming Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Richland Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois list. Richland Community College is a public institution located in Decatur, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Richland Community College General Computer Programming Report
Lake Land College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois ranking. Lake Land College is a small school located in Mattoon, Illinois that handed out 3 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rend Lake College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois ranking. Rend Lake College is a public institution located in Ina, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rock Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #8. Rock Valley College is a medium-sized school located in Rockford, Illinois that handed out 1 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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William Rainey Harper College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois list. Harper College is a fairly large public school situated in Palatine, Illinois. It awarded 3 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Lincoln Land Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois ranking. LLCC is a small public school situated in Springfield, Illinois. It awarded 1 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Oakton Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #11. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized school located in Des Plaines, Illinois that handed out 1 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Southeastern Illinois College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #12. Harrisburg, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer programming degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois list. City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois ranking. City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s computer programming degrees to qualified students.
Full Wilbur Wright College General Computer Programming Report
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois list. Harold Washington College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois ranking. Harry S Truman College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer programming degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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