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2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

72 Ranked Colleges
4,201 Degrees Awarded
$5,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Communications Technologies & Support is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 15,192 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communications technologies and support graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,122 and had an average of $26,383 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4,201 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 72 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications technologies and support. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communications technologies and support programs that also have a lower cost than 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 communications technologies and support program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support (Income $0-$30k)

#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattahoochee Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Chattahoochee Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Marietta, Georgia that handed out 33 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

Chattahoochee Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Chattahoochee Technical College is $384 for associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Chattahoochee Technical College Communications Technologies & Support Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 72 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 44 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

Cincinnati State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is $3,756 for associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 72 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2019-2020.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is $4,030 for Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Communications Technologies & Support Report

#4

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 71 students in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $4,562 for associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Houston Community College.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 168 students in 2019-2020.

BMCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $4,405 for associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend BMCC.

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#6

Whatcom Community College

Bellingham, Washington
#15 in overall quality

Whatcom Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Whatcom Community College is a small public school situated in Bellingham, Washington. It awarded 20 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k list, Whatcom Community College has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Whatcom Community College is $6,213 for Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Whatcom Community College Communications Technologies & Support Report

#7

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah
#12 in overall quality

Salt Lake Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

Salt Lake Community College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,786 for associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Salt Lake Community College.

Full Salt Lake Community College Communications Technologies & Support Report

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Kirkland, Washington, this small public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k list, LWTech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lake Washington Institute of Technology is $6,852 for Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Suffolk County Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Suffolk County Community College is $2,632 for Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#1 in overall quality

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NWTC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,506 for associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.

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#11

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, Illinois
#20 in overall quality

Southwestern Illinois College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Belleville, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2019-2020.

SWIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Illinois College is $5,506 for associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#12

Front Range Community College

Westminster, Colorado
#9 in overall quality

Front Range Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. FRCC is located in Westminster, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

FRCC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FRCC is $7,797 for associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#13

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#16 in overall quality

Ferris State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Ferris also took the #16 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,207 for Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ferris State University.

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#14

Tarrant County College District

Fort Worth, Texas

Tarrant County College District came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Tarrant County College District is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 39 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $5,225 for associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tarrant County College.

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#15

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#13 in overall quality

Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Milwaukee Area Technical College is a fairly large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 28 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

MATC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Milwaukee Area Technical College is $7,340 for Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Milwaukee Area Technical College Communications Technologies & Support Report

#16

Clover Park Technical College

Lakewood, Washington
#22 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, Clover Park Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Clover Park Technical College is a small school located in Lakewood, Washington that handed out 12 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CPTC, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Clover Park Technical College is $6,253 for Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full CPTC Communications Technologies & Support Report

#17

Middlesex County College

Edison, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Middlesex County College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Edison, New Jersey, and it awarded 47 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middlesex County College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,292 for Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Middlesex County College.

Full Middlesex County College Communications Technologies & Support Report

#18

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas

Northwest Vista College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 27 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $4,355 for associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northwest Vista College.

Full Northwest Vista College Communications Technologies & Support Report

#19

Onondaga Community College

Syracuse, New York

Onondaga Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Onondaga Community College is $4,897 for associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #20. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $3,134 for associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#21

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
#24 in overall quality

Kirkwood Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #21. Kirkwood Community College is a public institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Kirkwood Community College also took the #24 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,067 for Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Kirkwood Community College.

Full Kirkwood Community College Communications Technologies & Support Report

#22

Spokane Falls Community College

Spokane, Washington

Spokane Falls Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #22. Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 12 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $4,799 for Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Spokane Falls Community College.

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#23

Mount Wachusett Community College

Gardner, Massachusetts

Mount Wachusett Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. MWCC is a small public school situated in Gardner, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend MWCC is $6,271 for associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#24

South Central College

North Mankato, Minnesota
#14 in overall quality

South Central College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in North Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 15 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

South Central College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Central College is $8,609 for associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#25

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, Pennsylvania

Lehigh Carbon Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lehigh Carbon Community College is a medium-sized school located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania that handed out 18 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for LCCC is $5,243 for associate degree communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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%.

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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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