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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
114 Degrees Awarded
$9,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region 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 Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Computer Software & Applications is the 90th most popular major in the country with 13,180 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,738 and had an average of $32,112 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,063 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,559 and $33,259 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 114 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in computer software and applications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer software and applications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer software and applications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree computer software students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the #1 spot on the list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer software degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at El Centro College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $3,454 for southwest region associate degree computer software students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend El Centro College.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at El Centro College

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in McKinney, Texas, and it awarded 6 associates’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Collin County Community College District is $4,565 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Software students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Avondale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s computer software students in 2019-2020.

Estrella Mountain Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $7,973 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Software students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer software students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree computer software students whose families make $0-$30k list, TSTC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,535 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Software students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend TSTC.

Full Texas State Technical College Computer Software & Applications Report

#5

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mesa Community College is a public institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $8,791 for southwest region associate degree computer software students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Mesa Community College Computer Software & Applications Report

The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Ai San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s computer software degrees to qualified students.

Ai San Antonio did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ai San Antonio is $20,988 for southwest region associate degree computer software 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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