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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major” ranking.
General Computer Engineering is the 58th most popular major in the country with 13,520 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in general computer engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general computer engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree general computer engineering students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major. Amarillo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general computer engineering degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major. ICC is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Carroll Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Westminster, Maryland, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s general computer engineering students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Rhode Island. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major. Community College of Rhode Island is located in Warwick, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major. HCC is a medium-sized school located in Columbia, Maryland that handed out 2 associates’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Salt Lake Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #6. Salt Lake Community College is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 4 associates’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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Community College of Baltimore County ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major list. Community College of Baltimore County is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 2 associates’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Maryland did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #8. College of Southern Maryland is a medium-sized public school situated in La Plata, Maryland. It awarded 1 associates’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Francis University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major list. Located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s general computer engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Scranton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 associates’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, College of Southern Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Twin Falls, Idaho, and it awarded 0 associates’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of Southern Idaho General Computer Engineering Report
Northwest State Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major list. This small school is located in Archbold, Ohio, and it awarded 0 associates’s general computer engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest State Community College General Computer Engineering Report
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Computer Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #9. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s general computer engineering degrees to qualified students.
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