by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 8,750 people earned their degree in general computer programming, making the major the 137th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,091 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 356 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 31 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree computer programming students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. San Jacinto Community College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 103 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amarillo College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized school located in Amarillo, Texas that handed out 23 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar State College - Port Arthur. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region. Port Arthur, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer programming degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hill College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Hillsboro, Texas, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Arizona College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region. Pinal County Community College is a small public school situated in Coolidge, Arizona. It awarded 10 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pinal County Community College General Computer Programming Report
New Mexico State University - Alamogordo landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Alamogordo is located in Alamogordo, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s computer programming degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Brazosport College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. BC is located in Lake Jackson, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s computer programming degrees to qualified students.
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Austin Community College District ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 associates’s computer programming degrees to qualified students.
Full Austin Community College District General Computer Programming Report
With a ranking of #9, Texas State Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 17 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Texas College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Killeen, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified associates’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
Full Central Texas College General Computer Programming Report
El Centro College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer programming degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
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McLennan Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
Grayson College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Denison, Texas, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Rose State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Midwest City, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, San Antonio College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s computer programming degrees to qualified students.
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Santa Fe Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Santa Fe Community College is a public institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Alvin Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Alvin Community College is located in Alvin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s computer programming degrees to qualified students.
Cochise County Community College District landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Cochise County Community College District is a small school located in Sierra Vista, Arizona that handed out 5 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #19, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lee College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Lee College is a medium-sized school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 5 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Midland College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Midland College is a medium-sized public school situated in Midland, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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St Philip’s College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. St Philip’s College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 2 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Full St Philip’s College General Computer Programming Report
Rio Salado College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Rio Salado College is a fairly large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 2 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Computer Programming at Rio Salado College
With a ranking of #24, Paradise Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, South Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. South Mountain Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s computer programming degrees to qualified students.
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Texarkana College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texarkana, Texas 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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Houston Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s computer programming degrees to qualified students.
Full Houston Community College General Computer Programming Report
Northeast Texas Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Mount Pleasant, Texas, this small public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
Full Northeast Texas Community College General Computer Programming Report
With a ranking of #24, Luna Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and it awarded 0 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Computer Programming at Luna Community College
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf is a small school located in Big Spring, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Temple College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Southwest Region list. Temple College is a small public school situated in Temple, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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