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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business & Office Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$7,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Business & Office Technology is the 647th most popular major in the country with 3,154 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 247 business and office technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 75 business and office technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in business and office technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great business and office technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the business and office technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business & Office Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified associates’s office automation students in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also made our “Best Business & Office Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $5,351 for southwest region associate degree office automation students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Houston Community College Business & Office Technology Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity Valley Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Trinity Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Athens, Texas that handed out 21 associates’s office automation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TVCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Business & Office Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Trinity Valley Community College is $7,396 for southwest region associate degree office automation students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Plains College landed the #3 spot on the list. South Plains College is a public institution located in Levelland, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South Plains College also made our “Best Business & Office Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $7,419 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Office Automation students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

North Central Texas College

Gainesville, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Central Texas College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. North Central Texas College is located in Gainesville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s office automation degrees to qualified students.

NCTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Business & Office Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NCTC is $4,308 for southwest region associate degree office automation students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full North Central Texas College Business & Office Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Estrella Mountain Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Avondale, Arizona. It awarded 3 associates’s office automation degrees in 2019-2020.

Estrella Mountain Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Business & Office Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $8,740 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Office Automation students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

Navarro College

Corsicana, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Navarro College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Office Automation Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Navarro College is a medium-sized school located in Corsicana, Texas that handed out 4 associates’s office automation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Navarro College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Business & Office Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Navarro College is $14,293 for southwest region associate degree office automation students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Navarro College Business & Office 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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