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2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
174 Degrees Awarded
$12,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computer Engineering Technology is the 169th most popular major in the country with 3,807 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $37,425 and had an average of $24,018 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 228 computer engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,300 and $23,413 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 174 computer engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in computer engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer engineering technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer engineering 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering Technology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ranken Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s computer engineering tech degrees to 88 students in 2019-2020.

Ranken Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,933 for plains states region associate degree computer engineering tech students with aid per year to attend Ranken Technical College.

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#2

Ridgewater College

Willmar, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Ridgewater College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Willmar, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer engineering tech students in 2019-2020.

Ridgewater College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ridgewater College is $11,764 for plains states region associate degree computer engineering tech students with aid.

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the #3 spot on the list. Century College is a public institution located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Century College also made our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Century College is $10,808 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Computer Engineering Tech students with aid.

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#4

Anoka Technical College

Anoka, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Anoka Technical College is a small public school situated in Anoka, Minnesota. It awarded 34 associates’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Anoka Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,940 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Computer Engineering Tech students with aid per year to attend Anoka Technical College.

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#5

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 3 associates’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Missouri State University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Missouri State University is $12,774 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Computer Engineering Tech students with aid.

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#6

Central Lakes College - Brainerd

Brainerd, Minnesota

Central Lakes College - Brainerd ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Central Lakes College is a small school located in Brainerd, Minnesota that handed out 2 associates’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Lakes College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $12,514 for plains states region associate degree computer engineering tech students with aid per year to attend Central Lakes College - Brainerd.

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#7

Lake Superior College

Duluth, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

Lake Superior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Engineering Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 associates’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree computer engineering tech students with aid list, LSC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,503 for plains states region associate degree computer engineering tech students with aid per year to attend LSC.

Read more about Computer Engineering Technology at Lake Superior College

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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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