2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Maine

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Computer & IS Security is the 60th most popular major in the country with 20,700 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maine, there were 51 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 25 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer and IS security. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer and IS security programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer and IS security 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 Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$10,647 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Maine. Southern Maine Community College is a medium-sized school located in South Portland, Maine that handed out 15 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. It costs about $10,647 for maine associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students per year to attend Southern Maine Community College.

Read full report on Computer & IS Security at Southern Maine Community College

#2

Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$7,029 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Maine list. Located in Auburn, Maine, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students list, Central Maine Technical College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Maine Technical College is $7,029 for Maine Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.

Full Central Maine Community College Computer & IS Security Report

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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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