by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 254,454 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 11,689 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,884 and $24,204 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,134 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,987 and $17,467 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 61 colleges that offer a degree in computer and information sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in computer and information sciences.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate”.
Out of the 61 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 212 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. FTCC is a medium-sized school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 86 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fayetteville Technical Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
Out of the 61 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to 76 students in 2020-2021.
Full Central Piedmont Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Guilford Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized school located in Jamestown, North Carolina that handed out 74 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Forsyth Technical Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate. Forsyth Tech is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 50 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Salisbury, North Carolina. It awarded 45 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
Pitt Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized school located in Winterville, North Carolina that handed out 31 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking. A-B Tech is a public institution located in Asheville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Craven Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. This small school is located in New Bern, North Carolina, and it awarded 26 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Craven Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
Durham Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Durham Technical Community College is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Durham Technical Community College
Cape Fear Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. CFCC is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 24 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Sandhills Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking. Sandhills Community College is located in Pinehurst, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Davidson County Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking. Davidson County Community College is a public institution located in Thomasville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Gaston College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking. Located in Dallas, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified associates’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Wayne Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. Wayne Community College is located in Goldsboro, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Wayne Community College
Coastal Carolina Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking. Coastal Carolina Community College is located in Jacksonville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full Coastal Carolina Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #16, Johnston Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. Johnston Community College is a public institution located in Smithfield, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Johnston Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
Vance-Granville Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school situated in Henderson, North Carolina. It awarded 17 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Vance-Granville Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
Mitchell Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Statesville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
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South Piedmont Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking. South Piedmont Community College is located in Polkton, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full South Piedmont Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #19, Miller-Motte College Wilmington did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. MMC Wilmington is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Alamance Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. ACC is a small public school situated in Graham, North Carolina. It awarded 13 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wilson Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking. WCC is a small public school situated in Wilson, North Carolina. It awarded 13 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Brunswick Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. Brunswick Community College is a small school located in Bolivia, North Carolina that handed out 12 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Brunswick Community College Computer & Information Sciences Report
Randolph Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate ranking. Randolph Community College is a small school located in Asheboro, North Carolina that handed out 12 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Catawba Valley Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in North Carolina for an Associate list. This small school is located in Hickory, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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