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2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
472 Degrees Awarded
$9,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 15,192 people earned their degree in communications technologies and support, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States. 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.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,914 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,320 and $30,958 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 472 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in communications technologies and support. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications technologies and support programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communications technologies and support program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 71 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $5,272 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students with aid.

Full Houston Community College Communications Technologies & Support Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this large public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,434 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students with aid per year to attend Tarrant County College.

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#3

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Vista College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid 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.

Northwest Vista College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Vista College is $5,413 for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students with aid.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #4 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,861 for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students with aid per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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#5

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Levelland, Texas 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.

South Plains College also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $7,600 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students with aid.

Full South Plains College Communications Technologies & Support Report

#6

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Glendale Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Glendale, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Glendale Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Glendale Community College is $8,597 for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students with aid.

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#7

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

Mesa Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $9,669 for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students with aid.

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#2 in overall quality

MediaTech Institute - Dallas landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. MediaTech Institute - Dallas is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

MediaTech Institute - Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,017 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Communications Technologies & Support students with aid per year to attend MediaTech Institute - Dallas.

Full MediaTech Institute - Dallas Communications Technologies & Support Report

#6 in overall quality

MediaTech Institute - Houston ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. MediaTech Institute - Houston is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 27 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

MediaTech Institute - Houston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for MediaTech Institute - Houston is $18,137 for southwest region associate degree communications technologies & support students with aid.

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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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