by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 3,509 people earned their degree in computer engineering technology, making the major the 181st most popular in the United States. In , computer engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $42,452 and had an average of $25,771 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 275 computer engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,743 and $29,108 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 62 computer engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in computer engineering technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer engineering technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree computer engineering tech students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern New Mexico College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Espanola, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer engineering tech students in 2021-2022.
Full Northern New Mexico College Computer Engineering Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus is located in Los Lunas, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s computer engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus Computer Engineering Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 17 associates’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Lamar Institute of Technology Computer Engineering Technology Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Grants landed the #4 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Grants is a small public school situated in Grants, New Mexico. It awarded 1 associates’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering Technology at NMSU Grants
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Coconino Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Coconino Community College is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering Technology at Coconino Community College
With a ranking of #6, Grayson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Grayson College is located in Denison, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s computer engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, South Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s computer engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Full South Texas College Computer Engineering Technology Report
Lee College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lee College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baytown, Texas. It awarded 6 associates’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Computer Engineering Technology at Lee College
With a ranking of #9, Pima Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer engineering tech students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Pima County Community College District Computer Engineering Technology Report
University of Advancing Technology landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Advancing Technology is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s computer engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering Technology at University of Advancing Technology
Texas State Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas State Technical College Computer Engineering Technology Report
University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Gallup, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer engineering tech degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering Technology at UNM Gallup
Houston Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering Technology at Houston Community College
St Philip’s College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Engineering Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s computer engineering tech students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering Technology at St Philip’s College
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