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 Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 60,631 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, computer science is the 8th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 3,619 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 229 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,137 and $16,077 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer science.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school handed out 144 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Laramie County Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Laramie County Community College is a public institution located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Read full report on Computer Science at Laramie County Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Aurora. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Aurora, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer science degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Science at Community College of Aurora
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #4 spot on the list. UVU is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 45 associates’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Idaho College landed the #5 spot on the list. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer science degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Arapahoe Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Arapahoe Community College is located in Littleton, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Snow College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Ephraim, Utah, and it awarded 20 associates’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Carroll College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Helena, Montana, and it awarded 6 associates’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Central Wyoming College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Central Wyoming College is located in Riverton, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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