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

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In 2019-2020, 20,700 people earned their degree in computer and IS security, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States.

Across North Carolina, there were 108 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 11 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,912 and $18,026 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 3 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. 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 North Carolina

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

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in North Carolina

#1

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$6,876 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Technical 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 North Carolina. Wake Technical Community College is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 6 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Technical Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. The yearly cost to attend Wake Technical Community College is $6,876 for north carolina associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students.

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#2

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Fayetteville, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$5,366 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in North Carolina. Fayetteville Technical Community College is a public institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FTCC also made our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $5,366 for North Carolina Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students per year to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College.

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#3

Vance-Granville Community College

Henderson, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$2,223 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Vance-Granville Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Henderson, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2019-2020.

Vance-Granville Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. The yearly cost to attend Vance-Granville Community College is $2,223 for North Carolina Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.

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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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