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2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region

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

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

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lorain County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. LCCC is a fairly large public school situated in Elyria, Ohio. It awarded 8 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.

LCCC also made our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Lorain County Community College is $3,204 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students.

Full Lorain County Community College 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 list. Bay College is a public institution located in Escanaba, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bay College also made our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $8,506 for great lakes region associate degree computer systems tech students per year to attend Bay College.

Full Bay College Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Report

#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. MATC is a fairly large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 4 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.

MATC also made our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Milwaukee Area Technical College is $9,076 for great lakes region associate degree computer systems tech students.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Firelands. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region list. BGSU-Firelands is a small school located in Huron, Ohio that handed out 6 associates’s computer systems tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU-Firelands, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BGSU-Firelands is $13,951 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Computer Systems Tech students.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Batavia, Ohio, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer systems tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree computer systems tech students list, UC Clermont College has also earned the #5 rank 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 per year to attend UC Clermont College.

Full UC Clermont College Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Report

#6

Rend Lake College

Ina, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Rend Lake College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Tech Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rend Lake College is located in Ina, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s computer systems tech degrees to qualified students.

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

Full Rend Lake College Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology Report

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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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