2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Software Technology (Income $0-$30k)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computer Software Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 194 people earned their degree in computer software technology/technician, making the major the 885th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 56 computer software technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer software technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer software technology/technician 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 computer software technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Software Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Software Technology (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Cincinnati, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$3,756 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 9 associates’s computer software tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cincinnati State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Software Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $3,756 for Associate Degree Computer Software Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cincinnati State.

Read more about Computer Software Technology at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

#2

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$10,521 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer Software Tech Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer software tech students in 2019-2020.

OIT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Software Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,521 for Associate Degree Computer Software Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend OIT.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer Software Technology at OIT

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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