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2021 Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

17 Colleges
2,301 Bachelor's Degrees
$35,346 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Computer Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaComputer Engineering is the #26 most popular major in California with 2,301 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 18.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

For this year's Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a bachelor's in ce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer engineering programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer engineering program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Computer Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying ce.

Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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San Jose State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's computer engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population. San Jose State also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in California rankings.

About 0.9% of San Jose State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,800 part time students in attendance at San Jose State.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best computer engineering schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in California ranking.

The student loan default rate at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,682 students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo that take at least one class online. 1,455 of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students are attending part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Irvine. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population. UC Irvine not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in California list.

About 0.6% of UC Irvine students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 23,448 students take at least one class online at UC Irvine. 1,201 of UC Irvine students are attending part time.

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University of Southern California comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles. USC also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in California rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,687 part time students in attendance at USC.

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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA

Our rankings recognize Santa Clara University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCU, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in California ranking.

The student loan default rate at SCU is lower than is typical, just 0.3% of students default in three years. There are roughly 1,240 part time students in attendance at SCU.

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University of California - Santa Cruz earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz. UC Santa Cruz not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in California list.

About 1.3% of UC Santa Cruz students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,400 students take at least one class online at UC Santa Cruz. 837 students are part time.

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California State University - Fullerton comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 0.8% of Cal State Fullerton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. 10,634 of Cal State Fullerton students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Sacramento as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. 7,378 students are part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Davis. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population. UC Davis also made our Best Colleges for Computer Engineering in California list, coming in at #7.

About 0.9% of UC Davis students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,892 students at UC Davis that take at least one class online. 1,668 of UC Davis students are attending part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

About 1.0% of Cal Poly Pomona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,284 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly Pomona. 5,151 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Computer Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Computer Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 119
Oregon 28
Nevada 148
Hawaii 22
Alaska 6

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Computer Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 17 schools only.

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