by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Data Processing is the 225th most popular major in the country with 1,955 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, data processing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,777 and had an average of $18,195 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,026 data processing graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,178 and $18,599 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 519 data processing graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 35 colleges that offer a degree in data processing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in data processing.
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The data processing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree data processing students.
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Technical College of the Lowcountry landed the #1 spot on the list. Beaufort, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s data processing degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Aiken Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Graniteville, South Carolina, and it awarded 12 associates’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trident Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region list. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 65 associates’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Carolina Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Central Carolina is a small school located in Sumter, South Carolina that handed out 16 associates’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Carolina Technical College Data Processing Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region list. Rock Hill, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s data processing degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s data processing students in 2020-2021.
Full Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Data Processing Report
Louisiana State University - Eunice came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. LSU Eunice is a small school located in Eunice, Louisiana that handed out 8 associates’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Louisiana State University - Eunice Data Processing Report
Spartanburg Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 18 associates’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.
Greenville Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region list. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s data processing degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
Piedmont Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Greenwood, South Carolina, and it awarded 25 associates’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.
Midlands Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region list. MTC is a medium-sized school located in West Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 21 associates’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Delgado Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 37 associates’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Data Processing at Delgado Community College
Tri-County Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. TCTC is a medium-sized school located in Pendleton, South Carolina that handed out 28 associates’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.
Horry-Georgetown Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Conway, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s data processing students in 2020-2021.
Full Horry-Georgetown Technical College Data Processing Report
With a ranking of #15, Denmark Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region list. Denmark, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s data processing degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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.
Athens Technical College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Athens Technical College is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s data processing degrees to qualified students.
South Georgia Technical College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region list. South Georgia Technical College is located in Americus, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s data processing degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Data Processing at South Georgia Technical College
West Georgia Technical College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. West Georgia Technical College is located in Waco, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s data processing degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Data Processing at West Georgia Technical College
Northeastern Technical College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region list. Northeastern Technical College is a small school located in Cheraw, South Carolina that handed out 2 associates’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Data Processing at Northeastern Technical College
Columbus Technical College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Columbus, Georgia, this small public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s data processing students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Data Processing at Columbus Technical College
Southern Regional Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern Regional Technical College is located in Thomasville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s data processing degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Data Processing at Southwest Georgia Technical College
Augusta Technical College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Augusta Technical College is a small school located in Augusta, Georgia that handed out 7 associates’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Data Processing at Augusta Technical College
Albany Technical College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region list. Albany Technical College is a public institution located in Albany, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Georgia Piedmont Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public institution located in Clarkston, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Georgia Piedmont Technical College Data Processing Report
American Public University System came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s data processing degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Data Processing at American Military University
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