2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 1,985 people earned their degree in computer technology/computer systems technology, making the major the 350th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 664 computer technology/computer systems technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 25 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
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree computer systems tech students.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Excelsior University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate. Excelsior University is located in Albany, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 65 associates’s computer systems tech degrees to qualified students.
Excelsior University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” list.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Anoka Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Anoka Technical College is a small public school situated in Anoka, Minnesota. It awarded 34 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Anoka Technical College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Anoka Technical College is $11,940 for associate degree computer systems tech students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Baytown, Texas, and it awarded 6 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Lee College also made our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Lee College is $7,732 for Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ridgewater College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate list. Ridgewater College is a small school located in Willmar, Minnesota that handed out 7 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ridgewater College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ridgewater College is $11,764 for Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Grayson College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Denison, Texas, this small public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified associates’s computer systems tech students in 2019-2020.
Grayson College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,877 for associate degree computer systems tech students per year to attend Grayson College.
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Century College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Century College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Century College is $10,808 for Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students.
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Lamar Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 20 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Lamar Institute of Technology also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar Institute of Technology is $6,904 for Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students.
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Arkansas State University - Beebe ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate list. Arkansas State University - Beebe is located in Beebe, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 associates’s computer systems tech degrees to qualified students.
ASU-Beebe also made our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18. The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Beebe is $8,899 for associate degree computer systems tech students.
Lake Superior College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Lake Superior College is a small school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 3 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.
LSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Lake Superior College is $13,503 for associate degree computer systems tech students.
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ECPI University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate list. ECPI University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 114 associates’s computer systems tech degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our associate degree computer systems tech students list, ECPI University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $20,489 for Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students per year to attend ECPI University.
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With a ranking of #11, Lorain County Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate list. Located in Elyria, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer systems tech students in 2019-2020.
LCCC also took the #15 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LCCC is $3,204 for Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students.
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Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Central Lakes College - Brainerd is a public institution located in Brainerd, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree computer systems tech students list, Central Lakes College has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Lakes College is $12,514 for Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students.
With a ranking of #13, Pittsburgh Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 48 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Pittsburgh Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $24,695 for Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students per year to attend Pittsburgh Technical College.
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Erie Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate list. Erie Community College is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Erie Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,131 for associate degree computer systems tech students per year to attend Erie Community College.
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Bay de Noc Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Escanaba, Michigan, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer systems tech students in 2019-2020.
Bay College also took the #14 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,506 for associate degree computer systems tech students per year to attend Bay College.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. 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.
In addition to being on our associate degree computer systems tech students list, MATC has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,076 for Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students per year to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College.
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Southeast Missouri State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate list. Located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s computer systems tech students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Missouri State University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Missouri State University is $12,774 for associate degree computer systems tech students.
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With a ranking of #18, Bowling Green State University - Firelands did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate list. Bowling Green State University - Firelands is a small public school situated in Huron, Ohio. It awarded 6 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.
BGSU-Firelands also made our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for BGSU-Firelands is $13,951 for associate degree computer systems tech students.
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University of Cincinnati - Clermont College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Batavia, Ohio, and 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 #21 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UC Clermont College is $10,362 for associate degree computer systems tech students.
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.
BFIT also made our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology is $13,829 for Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
St Philip’s College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate list. St Philip’s College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at St Philip’s College, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St Philip’s College is $6,250 for Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students.
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University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. UAA is a fairly large school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 4 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree computer systems tech students list, UAA has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,995 for associate degree computer systems tech students per year to attend UAA.
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Chemeketa Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Chemeketa Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Salem, Oregon. It awarded 2 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Chemeketa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,965 for associate degree computer systems tech students per year to attend Chemeketa Community College.
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With a ranking of #24, Rend Lake College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in Ina, Illinois, and it awarded 2 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.
Rend Lake College also took the #24 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,636 for Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students per year to attend Rend Lake College.
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California Institute of Arts & Technology landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate ranking. San Diego, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s computer systems tech degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.
California Institute of Arts & Technology also took the #25 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California Institute of Arts & Technology is $34,643 for Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students.
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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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