by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Plains States region, there were 906 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 304 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 27 colleges that offered 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 computer programming 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree computer programming students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Charles Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region list. SCC is a public institution located in Cottleville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 43 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 36 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 St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region. St Cloud Technical and Community College is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s computer programming degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the #4 spot on the list. STC is a public institution located in Linn, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region list. Sioux Falls, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer programming degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
Flint Hills Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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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Missouri Southern State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s computer programming degrees to qualified students.
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Ozarks Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified associates’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
Full Ozarks Technical Community College General Computer Programming Report
Ranken Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Ranken Technical College General Computer Programming Report
Dakota County Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Rosemount, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and it awarded 13 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Moberly Area Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region list. Moberly Area Community College is located in Moberly, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s computer programming degrees to qualified students.
Ridgewater College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ridgewater College is a public institution located in Willmar, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Independence Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Independence, Kansas, and it awarded 2 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Pine Technical & Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Pine Technical & Community College is a public institution located in Pine City, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Johnson County Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Johnson County Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Overland Park, Kansas. It awarded 18 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Johnson County Community College General Computer Programming Report
Minnesota State College Southeast ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region list. MSC Southeast is a small public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 3 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Saint Paul College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Iowa Community College District landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Davenport, Iowa, and it awarded 6 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dodge City Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Dodge City Community College is a small school located in Dodge City, Kansas that handed out 1 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Dodge City Community College General Computer Programming Report
Butler Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Butler CC is a medium-sized public school situated in El Dorado, Kansas. It awarded 4 associates’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Neosho County Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Neosho County Community College is a public institution located in Chanute, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Neosho County Community College General Computer Programming Report
Herzing University - Minneapolis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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Kansas State University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Kansas State University General Computer Programming Report
MidAmerica Nazarene University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Olathe, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer programming students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Hennepin Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. Hennepin Technical College is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 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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Inver Hills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Programming Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota 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.
Full Inver Hills Community College General Computer Programming Report
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