2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the Far Western US Region
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In 2019-2020, 53,722 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 14,936 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,541 and $21,458 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,087 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree compsci students.
Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edmonds Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Edmonds Community College is a medium-sized school located in Lynnwood, Washington that handed out 9 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Edmonds Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Edmonds Community College is $8,084 for far western us region associate degree compsci students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Kirkland, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
LWTech also made our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $7,713 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree CompSci students per year to attend LWTech.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tacoma Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region. This medium-sized school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 21 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Tacoma Community College also made our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Tacoma Community College is $6,504 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree CompSci students.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellingham Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s compsci degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree compsci students list, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bellingham Technical College is $6,787 for far western us region associate degree compsci students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lane Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Lane Community College is a medium-sized school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 8 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Lane Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $8,553 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree CompSci students per year to attend Lane Community College.
San Joaquin Delta College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Delta is a fairly large public school situated in Stockton, California. It awarded 5 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Delta did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Joaquin Delta College is $10,599 for far western us region associate degree compsci students.
Hawaii Pacific University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Hawaii Pacific University is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 2 associates’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.
Hawaii Pacific University also made our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $27,508 for far western us region associate degree compsci students per year to attend Hawaii Pacific University.
California College San Diego landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Diego, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified associates’s compsci students in 2019-2020.
California College San Diego also took the #8 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California College San Diego is $27,258 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree CompSci students.
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California College San Diego ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value CompSci Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. CCSD San Marcos is located in San Marcos, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
CCSD San Marcos also took the #9 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CCSD San Marcos is $27,194 for far western us region associate degree compsci students.
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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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