2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in Colorado

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 13,180 people earned their degree in computer software and applications, making the major the 90th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,738 and had an average of $32,112 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 162 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,267 and $37,886 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 11 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,269 and $19,040 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer software and applications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer software and applications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer software and applications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado associate degree computer software students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications in Colorado

#1

Red Rocks Community College

Lakewood, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$10,257 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Red Rocks Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and it awarded 1 associates’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

Red Rocks Community College also made our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $10,257 for Colorado Associate Degree Computer Software students per year to attend Red Rocks Community College.

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#2

Pueblo Community College

Pueblo, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$11,319 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pueblo Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in Colorado list. Pueblo, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer software degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pueblo Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $11,319 for colorado associate degree computer software students per year to attend Pueblo Community College.

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *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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