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2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
273 Degrees Awarded
$7,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computer & IS Security is the 60th most popular major in the country with 20,700 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,157 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 273 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in computer and IS security. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer and IS security 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 and IS security program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance 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 and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Collin County Community College District is a large school located in McKinney, Texas that handed out 32 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Collin County Community College District is $4,565 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also made our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,183 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full San Antonio College Computer & IS Security Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Tarrant County College is a large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 40 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College District is $5,225 for southwest region associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

El Centro College

Dallas, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. El Centro College is a large public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 17 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

El Centro College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend El Centro College is $3,454 for southwest region associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance 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 #5 spot on the list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

TSTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,535 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas State Technical College.

Full TSTC Computer & IS Security Report

#6 in overall quality

Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Avondale, Arizona, and it awarded 14 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

Estrella Mountain Community College also made our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $7,973 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Estrella Mountain Community College.

Full Estrella Mountain Community College Computer & IS Security Report

#7

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas
#8 in overall quality

St Philip’s College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

St Philip’s College also made our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $5,761 for southwest region associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend St Philip’s College.

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#8

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Glendale Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Glendale Community College is a public institution located in Glendale, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $0-$30k list, Glendale Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Glendale Community College is $7,729 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Glendale Community College Computer & IS Security Report

#9 in overall quality

University of Advancing Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. University of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 1 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Advancing Technology also took the #9 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Advancing Technology is $19,569 for southwest region associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Advancing Technology Computer & IS Security Report

#10

Vista College

El Paso, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Vista College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vista College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,558 for southwest region associate degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Vista College.

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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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