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2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
100 Degrees Awarded
$7,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,308 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 100 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in computer and IS security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and IS security programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer and IS security program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Brigham Young University - Idaho is located in Rexburg, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to qualified students.

BYU - I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Idaho is $7,167 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at BYU - I

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Nampa, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

CWI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend College of Western Idaho is $6,711 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.

Read full report on Computer & IS Security at CWI

#3

College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Eastern Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Idaho Falls, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

CEI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend College of Eastern Idaho is $10,790 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.

Full CEI Computer & IS Security Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Laramie County Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. LCCC is a small public school situated in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It awarded 9 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LCCC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LCCC is $5,862 for rocky mountains region associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students.

Read full report on Computer & IS Security at LCCC

#5

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Idaho College landed the #5 spot on the list. North Idaho College is a small public school situated in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. It awarded 6 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NIC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $6,703 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students per year to attend NIC.

Read full report on Computer & IS Security at NIC

#6

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Pikes Peak Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2019-2020.

PPCC also made our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for PPCC is $10,336 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.

Full Pikes Peak 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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