by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in Virginia” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 59,565 computer science students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country.
Across Virginia, there were 710 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 345 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,630 and $19,964 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in Virginia” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. That schools that top this list have a program in computer science 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 Computer Science Major in Virginia”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large school located in Annandale, Virginia that handed out 296 associates’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Virginia Community College Computer Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in Virginia. This small school is located in Vienna, Virginia, and it awarded 6 associates’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont Virginia Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this small public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer science students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John Tyler Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in Virginia. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Virginia that handed out 18 associates’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in Virginia. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 9 associates’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Management and Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Arlington, Virginia, and it awarded 1 associates’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Computer Science at University of Management and Technology
Virginia Western Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in Virginia ranking. Virginia Western Community College is a public institution located in Roanoke, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Science at Virginia Western Community College
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