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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$8,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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 “Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology is the 350th most popular major in the country with 1,985 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 285 computer technology/computer systems technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 70 computer technology/computer systems technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in computer technology/computer systems technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer technology/computer systems 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 computer technology/computer systems technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lorain County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Elyria, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer systems tech degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

LCCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lorain County Community College is $3,204 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students with aid.

Full LCCC Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Report

#2

Bay de Noc Community College

Escanaba, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bay de Noc Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Bay College is located in Escanaba, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s computer systems tech degrees to qualified students.

Bay College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bay de Noc Community College is $8,506 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students with aid.

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#3

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Milwaukee Area Technical College is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MATC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $9,076 for great lakes region associate degree computer systems tech students with aid per year to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College.

Full MATC Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is a medium-sized public school situated in Batavia, Ohio. It awarded 13 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Clermont College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $10,362 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students with aid per year to attend UC Clermont College.

Read more about Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology at University of Cincinnati - Clermont College

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Firelands. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Bowling Green State University - Firelands is located in Huron, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s computer systems tech degrees to qualified students.

BGSU-Firelands not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for BGSU-Firelands is $13,951 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students with aid.

Full BGSU-Firelands Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Report

#6

Rend Lake College

Ina, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Rend Lake College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Rend Lake College is a small public school situated in Ina, Illinois. It awarded 2 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Rend Lake College also made our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Rend Lake College is $5,636 for great lakes region associate degree computer systems tech students with aid.

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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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