2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Technology
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In 2019-2020, 38,958 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 46th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6,910 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 216 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology 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 IT Schools for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree it students.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Technology
Out of the 216 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Madison College is a fairly large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 59 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
Madison College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Madison Area Technical College is $9,904 for Associate Degree IT students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Baltimore County. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate list. Community College of Baltimore County is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 66 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
CCBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,242 for Associate Degree IT students per year to attend Community College of Baltimore County.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate list. McKinney, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
Collin County Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Collin County Community College District is $6,293 for Associate Degree IT students.
Full Collin County Community College District Information Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattahoochee Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate list. Located in Marietta, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 75 degrees to qualified associates’s IT students in 2019-2020.
Chattahoochee Technical College also made our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Chattahoochee Technical College is $1,137 for associate degree it students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate. Southeast Technical College is a small public school situated in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It awarded 36 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
Southeast Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Technical College is $14,633 for associate degree it students.
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Fox Valley Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Fox Valley Technical College is a public institution located in Appleton, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 71 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
FVTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,127 for associate degree it students per year to attend FVTC.
Augusta Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate ranking. Augusta Technical College is a public institution located in Augusta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 70 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Augusta Technical College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Augusta Technical College is $9,842 for associate degree it students.
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Gwinnett Technical College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate ranking. GTC is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 145 associates’s IT degrees to qualified students.
GTC also made our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend GTC is $11,110 for Associate Degree IT students.
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Hennepin Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate ranking. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school situated in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It awarded 42 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hennepin Technical College, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,796 for associate degree it students per year to attend Hennepin Technical College.
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Texas State Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for an Associate list. TSTC is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 111 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree it students list, TSTC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State Technical College is $10,114 for associate degree it students.
Anne Arundel Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. AACC is a fairly large public school situated in Arnold, Maryland. It awarded 67 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
AACC also made our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for AACC is $14,506 for associate degree it students.
Full Anne Arundel Community College Information Technology Report
With a ranking of #12, Century College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate list. Century College is a medium-sized public school situated in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. It awarded 18 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
Century College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Century College is $10,808 for Associate Degree IT students.
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Brigham Young University - Idaho came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate ranking. BYU - I is located in Rexburg, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 associates’s IT degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend BYU - I is $7,167 for Associate Degree IT students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Waukesha County Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate list. Waukesha County Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 49 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
WCTC also made our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. The estimated yearly cost for WCTC is $10,165 for associate degree it students.
Full Waukesha County Technical College Information Technology Report
Purdue University Global ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for an Associate list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 237 diplomas to qualified associates’s IT students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue University Global, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking.
Des Moines Area Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate ranking. DMACC is a large school located in Ankeny, Iowa that handed out 38 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DMACC, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,076 for Associate Degree IT students per year to attend DMACC.
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Northcentral Technical College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate ranking. Northcentral Technical College is located in Wausau, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s IT degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Central Technical College is also in the top of our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for North Central Technical College is $10,131 for associate degree it students.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate ranking. MATC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 associates’s IT degrees to qualified students.
MATC excels when it comes to IT quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College is $9,076 for Associate Degree IT students.
With a ranking of #19, Northern Virginia Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate list. Annandale, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 246 students in 2019-2020.
Northern Virginia Community College also took the #11 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for associate degree it students.
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Central Georgia Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Warner Robins, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified associates’s IT students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Central Georgia Technical College is $1,954 for Associate Degree IT students.
With a ranking of #21, Western Iowa Tech Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 21 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,201 for Associate Degree IT students per year to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College.
Full Western Iowa Tech Community College Information Technology Report
Hillsborough Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified associates’s IT students in 2019-2020.
HCC also made our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. It costs about $3,238 for Associate Degree IT students per year to attend Hillsborough Community College.
Kirkwood Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate ranking. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Kirkwood Community College also did well on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for Kirkwood Community College is $10,939 for Associate Degree IT students.
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Clover Park Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate ranking. CPTC is located in Lakewood, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 associates’s IT degrees to qualified students.
On top of its placing in this ranking, CPTC also did well on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for Clover Park Technical College is $7,904 for associate degree it students.
Western Technical College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for an Associate list. Western Technical College is a small school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 10 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Western Technical College also did well on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for Western Technical College is $10,081 for associate degree it students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Not only did these schools make the top 33 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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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).
- 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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