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2023 Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Washington

5 Colleges
$37,544 Avg Salary
$17,892 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Programming Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 327 degrees and certificates were awarded to computer programming students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #58 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for programming majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top Washington Schools for an Associate in Computer Programming

#1

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue College the best school in Washington for computer programming students working on their associate degree. BC is a large public school located in the city of Bellevue.

Programming majors at BC take out an average of $14,540 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

While working on their Associate Degree, programming majors at LWTech accumulate an average of around $17,942 in student debt.

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#3

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA

Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, North Seattle College landed the # 3 spot on the list. North Seattle is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Clover Park Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer programming schools in Washington. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia Basin College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the midsize suburb of Pasco, CBC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Computer Programming Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Computer Programming Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 594
Oregon 79
Nevada 58
Alaska 0

Computer Programming is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Programming

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
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