by our College Data Analytics Team
Students 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major” ranking.
Computer Engineering is the 56th most popular major in the country with 16,954 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $73,421 and had an average of $22,782 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 111 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major” ranking analyzed 27 colleges that offered a degree in computer engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in computer engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree ce students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified associates’s ce students in 2021-2022.
Full Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Computer Engineering Report
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at Rasmussen University - North Dakota
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwalk Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major list. Norwalk Community College is located in Norwalk, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 associates’s ce degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vermont Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major. This small school is located in Randolph, Vermont, and it awarded 5 associates’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the #5 spot on the list. Amarillo College is a public institution located in Amarillo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at Amarillo College
With a ranking of #6, Itawamba Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major list. ICC is a small school located in Fulton, Mississippi that handed out 6 associates’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at Itawamba Community College
Rasmussen University - Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major list. Rasmussen University - Florida is located in Ocala, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 associates’s ce degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at Rasmussen University - Florida
Rasmussen University - Wisconsin landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major ranking. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 1 associates’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Rasmussen University - Wisconsin Computer Engineering Report
Rasmussen University - Illinois ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major list. Rockford, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s ce degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at Rasmussen University - Illinois
Rasmussen University - Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 8 associates’s ce degrees 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%.
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Rogue Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major ranking. Grants Pass, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ce degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Carroll Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major list. Westminster, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ce degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
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Community College of Rhode Island came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major ranking. Located in Warwick, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s ce students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at Community College of Rhode Island
Snow College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major ranking, coming in at #14. Snow College is a public institution located in Ephraim, Utah. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Howard Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major ranking. Located in Columbia, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s ce students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #16, Full Sail University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major list. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 8 associates’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at Full Sail University
With a ranking of #17, Salt Lake Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ce degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Salt Lake Community College Computer Engineering Report
Community College of Baltimore County landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major ranking. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ce degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at Community College of Baltimore County
With a ranking of #19, College of Southern Maryland did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major list. CSM is a public institution located in La Plata, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at College of Southern Maryland
Saint Francis University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major ranking. Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Loretto, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 associates’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #20, Holmes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major list. Holmes Community College is a small public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 0 associates’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
University of Scranton ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major list. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 associates’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 more about Computer Engineering at University of Scranton
With a ranking of #20, Northwest State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major list. Northwest State Community College is a small public school situated in Archbold, Ohio. It awarded 0 associates’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #20, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 0 associates’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Computer Engineering Report
Rasmussen University - Kansas ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major list. This small school is located in Topeka, Kansas, and it awarded 2 associates’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Engineering at Rasmussen University - Kansas
College of Southern Idaho ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school situated in Twin Falls, Idaho. It awarded 0 associates’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Engineering at College of Southern Idaho
Northern New Mexico College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CE Major ranking. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school situated in Espanola, New Mexico. It awarded 0 associates’s ce degrees in 2021-2022.
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