2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Software Technology

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Computer Software Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking.

Computer Software Technology is the 885th most popular major in the country with 194 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Software Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer software technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer software technology/technician programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer Software Tech Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree computer software tech students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Software Technology

#1

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Cincinnati, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$5,469 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Tech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 9 associates’s computer software tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Cincinnati State also made our “Best Computer Software Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $5,469 for Associate Degree Computer Software Tech students per year to attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College.

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#2

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$16,210 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. OIT is a medium-sized school located in Klamath Falls, Oregon that handed out 2 associates’s computer software tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OIT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Software Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,210 for Associate Degree Computer Software Tech students per year to attend Oregon Institute of Technology.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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