2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Technology in the Plains States Region
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Information Technology is the 46th most popular major in the country with 38,958 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Plains States region, there were 2,326 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,582 and $30,582 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 498 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 23 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.
Top 23 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Information Technology in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Southeast Technical College is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 36 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
Southeast Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $14,633 for Plains States Region Associate Degree IT students per year to attend Southeast Technical College.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Hennepin Technical College is a small school located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota that handed out 42 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
Hennepin Technical College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,796 for plains states region associate degree it students per year to attend Hennepin Technical College.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Century College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and it awarded 18 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
Century College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Century College is $10,808 for Plains States Region Associate Degree IT students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Des Moines Area Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Ankeny, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.
DMACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Des Moines Area Community College is $10,076 for plains states region associate degree it students.
Full Des Moines Area Community College Information Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Sioux City, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
Western Iowa Tech Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Iowa Tech Community College is $7,201 for Plains States Region Associate Degree IT students.
Full Western Iowa Tech Community College Information Technology Report
Kirkwood Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 31 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
Kirkwood Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,939 for Plains States Region Associate Degree IT students per year to attend Kirkwood Community College.
Read more about Information Technology at Kirkwood Community College
St Cloud Technical and Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
St Cloud Technical and Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St Cloud Technical and Community College is $9,019 for plains states region associate degree it students.
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Dakota County Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Rosemount, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree it students list, DCTC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,063 for plains states region associate degree it students per year to attend DCTC.
Mitchell Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Mitchell, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s IT students in 2019-2020.
Mitchell Tech also made our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Mitchell Tech is $12,472 for Plains States Region Associate Degree IT students.
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Minneapolis Community and Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Minneapolis Community and Technical College is $12,376 for Plains States Region Associate Degree IT students.
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Lake Superior College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Lake Superior College is a small school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 16 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree it students list, LSC has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,503 for Plains States Region Associate Degree IT students per year to attend LSC.
With a ranking of #12, Butler Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Butler Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in El Dorado, Kansas. It awarded 22 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Butler CC, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Butler CC is $13,895 for plains states region associate degree it students.
Saint Paul College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 17 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
Saint Paul College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Paul College is $11,613 for Plains States Region Associate Degree IT students.
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Inver Hills Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Inver Hills Community College is a small public school situated in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. It awarded 4 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
IHCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,486 for plains states region associate degree it students per year to attend Inver Hills Community College.
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Dakota State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Dakota State University is a public institution located in Madison, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dakota State, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dakota State is $17,691 for Plains States Region Associate Degree IT students.
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Anoka-Ramsey Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Anoka-Ramsey Community College is a public institution located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is $11,890 for Plains States Region Associate Degree IT students.
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Central Lakes College - Brainerd landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Central Lakes College - Brainerd is a small public school situated in Brainerd, Minnesota. It awarded 5 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
Central Lakes College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central Lakes College is $12,514 for Plains States Region Associate Degree IT students.
Hawkeye Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Waterloo, Iowa, and it awarded 3 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
Hawkeye Community College also made our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #16. The yearly cost to attend Hawkeye Community College is $11,495 for Plains States Region Associate Degree IT students.
Full Hawkeye Community College Information Technology Report
Saint Louis Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis Community College is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Saint Louis Community College also made our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $6,796 for Plains States Region Associate Degree IT students per year to attend Saint Louis Community College.
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Johnson County Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. JCCC is located in Overland Park, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s IT degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree it students list, JCCC has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Johnson County Community College is $12,632 for plains states region associate degree it students.
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Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit institution located in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rasmussen University - Minnesota, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rasmussen University - Minnesota is $18,586 for Plains States Region Associate Degree IT students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Rasmussen University - Minnesota Information Technology Report
Rasmussen University - North Dakota ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 2 associates’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree it students list, Rasmussen University - North Dakota has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $18,939 for plains states region associate degree it students per year to attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota.
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- 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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- 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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