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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 22,829 people earned their degree in computer and IS security, making the major the 50th most popular in the United States.
Across Texas, there were 1,344 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 310 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,954 and $18,599 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and IS security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and IS security programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer and IS security program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in McKinney, Texas, and it awarded 56 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Collin County Community College District also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 994 of the 35,390 students enrolled at Collin County Community College District were GI Bill® students, of which 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,042. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
Tarrant County College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 43,000 students enrolled at Tarrant County College, 1,862 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,172 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,319. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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