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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
114 Degrees Awarded
$10,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 13,180 people earned their degree in computer software and applications, making the major the 90th most popular in the United States. 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in computer software and applications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer software and applications programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Collin County Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Collin County Community College District is a large public school situated in McKinney, Texas. It awarded 6 associates’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,293 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Software students with aid per year to attend Collin County Community College District.

Full Collin County Community College District Computer Software & Applications Report

#2

El Centro College

Dallas, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid 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 $4,373 for southwest region associate degree computer software students with aid per year to attend El Centro College.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Estrella Mountain Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Avondale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer software students in 2019-2020.

Estrella Mountain Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,200 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Software students with aid per year to attend Estrella Mountain Community College.

Full Estrella Mountain Community College Computer Software & Applications Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 11 associates’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSTC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State Technical College is $10,114 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Software students with aid.

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#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 Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 2 associates’s computer software 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. It costs about $9,669 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer Software students with aid per year to attend Mesa Community College.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Mesa Community College

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 Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer software students in 2019-2020.

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. It costs about $22,421 for southwest region associate degree computer software students with aid per year to attend The Art Institute of San Antonio.

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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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