2025 Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in computer programming, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #38 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 65 associate degrees in computer programming during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to computer programming students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computer programming students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for computer programming to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer programming related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for computer programming students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Computer Programming Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Computer Programming in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in computer programming.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in Programming

1

Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO

17 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in computer programming has to check out Red Rocks Community College. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Lakewood.More information about a associate in computer programming from Red Rocks Community College

2

Brigham Young University - Idaho
Rexburg, ID

11 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in computer programming has to take a look at Brigham Young University - Idaho. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Rexburg.More information about a associate in computer programming from Brigham Young University - Idaho

Best Computer Programming Colleges by State

Explore the best computer programming schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	147	22
Idaho	143	30
Wyoming	128	13
Colorado	102	9
Montana	92	21

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Rankings in Majors Related to Programming

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Programming has other similar majors worth exploring.

Programming Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer Programming	57
App Specific Computer Programming	8

Most Popular Majors Related to Programming

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	653
Computer Science	202
Information Technology	134
Computer Systems Networking	122
Computer Software & Applications	75
Computer Systems Analysis	4
Information Science	3
Data Entry	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes. More about our data sources and methodologies.