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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer & IS Security is the 50th most popular major in the country with 22,829 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Washington, there were 964 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 141 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,435 and $16,352 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in computer and IS security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and IS security programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer and IS security program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
More Ways to Rank Computer & IS Security Schools
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for washington associate degree vets studying computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance.
Top 2 Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clover Park Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for an Associate. Located in Lakewood, Washington, this small public school handed out 47 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2020-2021.
CPTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in Washington” list.Among the 3,591 students enrolled at CPTC, 592 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Basin College landed the #2 spot on the list. CBC is a medium-sized school located in Pasco, Washington that handed out 16 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CBC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in Washington” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 219 of the 6,745 students enrolled at Columbia Basin College were GI Bill® students, of which 134 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,008. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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