2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in the Southwest Region
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In 2019-2020, 10,756 people earned their degree in computer programming, making the major the 121st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer programming graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $45,886 and had an average of $26,222 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,403 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,867 and $29,290 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 390 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in computer programming. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer programming 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 programming program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region.
Top 14 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in the Southwest Region
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. San Jacinto Community College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 93 associates’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
San Jacinto College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto Community College is $8,692 for southwest region associate degree programming students.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the #2 spot on the list. El Centro College is a large public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 44 associates’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
El Centro College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend El Centro College is $4,373 for southwest region associate degree programming students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the #3 spot on the list. Amarillo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
Amarillo College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Amarillo College is $5,578 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Programming students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #4 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 40 associates’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Programming students per year to attend Austin Community College District.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 30 associates’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree programming students list, TSTC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,114 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Programming students per year to attend Texas State Technical College.
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Houston Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified associates’s programming students in 2019-2020.
Houston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,272 for southwest region associate degree programming students per year to attend Houston Community College.
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Mesa Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 18 associates’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
Mesa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $9,669 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Programming students.
San Antonio College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 13 associates’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Antonio College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Programming students.
El Paso Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
El Paso Community College also made our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,594 for southwest region associate degree programming students.
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Santa Fe Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. SFCC is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
SFCC also made our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend SFCC is $7,020 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Programming students.
Rio Salado College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 5 associates’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.
Rio Salado College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rio Salado College is $9,320 for southwest region associate degree programming students.
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Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Avondale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s programming students in 2019-2020.
Estrella Mountain Community College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Estrella Mountain Community College is $9,200 for southwest region associate degree programming students.
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University of Advancing Technology ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. University of Advancing Technology is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Advancing Technology, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,440 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Programming students per year to attend University of Advancing Technology.
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St Philip’s College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Programming Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. St Philip’s College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at St Philip’s College, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St Philip’s College is $6,250 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Programming 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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