2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Connecticut (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 237,745 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,979 and had an average of $27,144 in loans still to pay off.

Across Connecticut, there were 1,056 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,140 and $17,852 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 113 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,719 and $18,083 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer and information sciences 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 and information sciences 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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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 & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Connecticut (With Aid)

#1

Norwalk Community College

Norwalk, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$7,393 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for an Associate in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwalk Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. NCC is a small public school situated in Norwalk, Connecticut. It awarded 31 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

NCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NCC is $7,393 for Connecticut Associate Degree Computer & Information Sciences students with aid.

Full NCC Computer & Information Sciences Report

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences (With Aid)

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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