2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the Southwest Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Computer Science is the 11th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,411 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 383 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science 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 science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree computer science students.
Top 14 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the Southwest Region
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Collin County Community College District is a public institution located in McKinney, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree computer science students list, Collin County Community College District has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Collin County Community College District is $6,293 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Science students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a large school located in McAllen, Texas that handed out 61 associates’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
South Texas College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Texas College is $1,174 for southwest region associate degree computer science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Houston Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $5,272 for southwest region associate degree computer science students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer science students in 2019-2020.
El Centro College also made our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend El Centro College is $4,373 for southwest region associate degree computer science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lone Star College System. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. North Harris Montgomery is located in The Woodlands, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 associates’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
North Harris Montgomery also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,016 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Science students per year to attend North Harris Montgomery.
Central New Mexico Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer science degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
CNM also made our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $3,429 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Science students per year to attend Central New Mexico Community College.
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With a ranking of #7, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer science degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.
El Paso Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend El Paso Community College is $4,594 for southwest region associate degree computer science students.
South Plains College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Levelland, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
South Plains College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $7,600 for southwest region associate degree computer science students.
Tyler Junior College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Tyler Junior College is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Tyler Junior College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tyler Junior College is $9,277 for southwest region associate degree computer science students.
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Texas State Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. TSTC is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 12 associates’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSTC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,114 for southwest region associate degree computer science students per year to attend Texas State Technical College.
Glendale Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Glendale, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Glendale Community College also made our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Glendale Community College is $8,597 for southwest region associate degree computer science students.
Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Estrella Mountain Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $9,200 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Science students.
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University of Advancing Technology came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s computer science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
University of Advancing Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,440 for southwest region associate degree computer science students per year to attend University of Advancing Technology.
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CollegeAmerica - Phoenix did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 13 associates’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
CollegeAmerica - Phoenix did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CollegeAmerica - Phoenix is $25,720 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Science students.
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Notes and References
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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