2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Maine

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across Maine, there were 126 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,300 and $13,303 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 76 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in Maine” ranking analyzed 2 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information technology 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in Maine” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in Maine

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in Maine.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$10,647 Average Net Price

$35,060 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in Maine. SMCC is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend SMCC is $10,647 for Maine Associate Degree IT students.

Read full report on Information Technology at Southern Maine Community College

#2

Central Maine Community College

Auburn, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$7,029 Average Net Price

$35,988 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in Maine. Central Maine Technical College is a public institution located in Auburn, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Maine Technical College is $7,029 for Maine Associate Degree IT students.

Read more about Information Technology at Central Maine Community 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%.

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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