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2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,972 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree School for You

With 1,160 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #86 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for IT students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Information Technology

#1

Laurus College

San Luis Obispo, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Laurus College the best value school in California for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of San Luis Obispo, Laurus College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, IT graduates from Laurus College carry an average student debtload of $33,932.

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#1

Asher College

Sacramento, CA

Our analysis found Asher College to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in California. Asher College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

After completing their Associate Degree, IT graduates from Asher College carry an average student debtload of $18,217.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Asher College also is in the top 15% of our Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in California ranking.

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Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 815
Oregon 140
Nevada 81
Hawaii 6
Alaska 16

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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