by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer Programming is the 108th most popular major in the country with 11,939 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer programming graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,629 and had an average of $27,450 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 1,440 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,313 and $32,424 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 542 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California” ranking, we looked at 50 colleges that offer a degree in computer programming. That schools that top this list have a program in computer programming in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California”.
Out of the 50 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Diablo Valley College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Pleasant Hill, California, and it awarded 130 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Laney College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California. Laney College is a medium-sized public school situated in Oakland, California. It awarded 20 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Orange Coast College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California. Orange Coast College is a fairly large school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 88 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 50 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Gavilan College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Gilroy, California, and it awarded 14 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of Arts & Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California. San Diego, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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College of San Mateo landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California ranking. College of San Mateo is a medium-sized public school situated in San Mateo, California. It awarded 10 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
San Jose City College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California ranking. San Jose City College is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacramento City College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California ranking. Sacramento City College is a fairly large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 20 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
American River College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California ranking. American River College is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 23 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Columbia College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California list. Sonora, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Sierra College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California list. Located in Rocklin, California, this fairly large public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified associates’s programming students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Santa Monica College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California list. Santa Monica College is a large public school situated in Santa Monica, California. It awarded 43 associates’s programming degrees 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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Mt. San Antonio College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California ranking. Mt. SAC is a large school located in Walnut, California that handed out 24 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Fullerton College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California ranking. Fullerton, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
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Copper Mountain Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California ranking. Located in Joshua Tree, California, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s programming students in 2020-2021.
De Anza College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California ranking. De Anza College is a fairly large school located in Cupertino, California that handed out 11 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, MiraCosta College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California list. MiraCosta College is a fairly large public school situated in Oceanside, California. It awarded 11 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Yuba College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California list. Marysville, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Grossmont College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California ranking. This fairly large school is located in El Cajon, California, and it awarded 8 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Solano Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Norco College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California ranking. Norco College is a medium-sized public school situated in Norco, California. It awarded 5 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California ranking, coming in at #22. Los Angeles Valley College is located in Valley Glen, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
Antelope Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California ranking, coming in at #23. Antelope Valley College is a public institution located in Lancaster, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Los Angeles Southwest College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California ranking. Los Angeles Southwest College is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s programming degrees to qualified students.
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Reedley College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in California ranking. Reedley College is a medium-sized public school situated in Reedley, California. It awarded 3 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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