2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in the Southwest Region
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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 the Southwest region, there were 2,157 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 273 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 10 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region.
Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in McKinney, Texas, this large public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students list, Collin County Community College District has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Collin County Community College District is $6,293 for southwest region associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 53 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.
TSTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State Technical College is $10,114 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #3 spot on the list. San Antonio College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to qualified students.
San Antonio College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Tarrant County College is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 40 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students list, Tarrant County College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarrant County College is $5,434 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 17 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students list, El Centro College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend El Centro College is $4,373 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.
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Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Estrella Mountain Community College is located in Avondale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to qualified students.
Estrella Mountain Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Estrella Mountain Community College is $9,200 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.
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Glendale Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Glendale, Arizona 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 10 students in 2019-2020.
Glendale Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Glendale Community College is $8,597 for southwest region associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students.
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St Philip’s College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 16 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.
St Philip’s College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,250 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students per year to attend St Philip’s College.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Advancing Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. University of Advancing Technology is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to qualified students.
University of Advancing Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Advancing Technology is $21,440 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.
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With a ranking of #10, Vista College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Vista College is a private for-profit institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Vista College also made our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $8,306 for southwest region associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students per year to attend Vista 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%.
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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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