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Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

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2023 Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

17 Colleges
$33,114 Avg Salary
$18,228 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Data Processing Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 124 degrees and certificates were awarded to data processing students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #117 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Georgia to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Data Processing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Athens Technical College to be the most popular school for data processing students who want to pursue a associate degree in Georgia. Located in the city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 35% of the data processing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that data processing majors at Athens Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $8,853.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Georgia Technical College is a great place for data processing students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in data processing at West Georgia Technical College, 63% are male and 38% are female.

Data Processing majors at West Georgia Technical College take out an average of $17,990 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Georgia Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the rural area of Americus, South Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 42% of the data processing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a great place for data processing students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 22% of the data processing majors at the school.

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Southern Regional Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the town of Thomasville, Southwest Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 13% of the data processing majors at the school.

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Albany Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.

Women make up 43% of the data processing majors at the school.

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Augusta Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Augusta, Augusta Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 57% of the data processing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Georgia Piedmont Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data processing students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Clarkston, Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the data processing majors at the school.

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Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA

Central Georgia Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the small city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Data Processing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 310
Louisiana 45
Arkansas 18
Mississippi 29
West Virginia 44

One of 10 majors within the area of study, data processing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 17 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kenneth Jensen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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