by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 11,939 people earned their degree in computer programming, making the major the 108th most popular in the United States. 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,043 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,180 and $35,049 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 95 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in computer programming. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their 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 rocky mountains region associate degree programming students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Neumont College of Computer Science landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 13 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Helena College University of Montana landed the #2 spot on the list. Helena College is a public institution located in Helena, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Falls College Montana State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Great Falls, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Full Great Falls College Montana State University Computer Programming Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Laramie County Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Cheyenne, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LDS Business College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s programming students in 2020-2021.
North Idaho College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. North Idaho College is a public institution located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Montana State University - Billings did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. Montana State University - Billings is a public institution located in Billings, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Flathead Valley Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Kalispell, Montana, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s programming students in 2020-2021.
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Casper College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Casper College is a small school located in Casper, Wyoming that handed out 3 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Red Rocks Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and it awarded 7 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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Arapahoe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #11. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Littleton, Colorado. It awarded 2 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a large school located in Rexburg, Idaho that handed out 15 associates’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Idaho State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s programming students in 2020-2021.
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