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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$4,134 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,404 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer and information sciences was ranked 5th in Colorado. In fact, 3,903 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Colorado to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Computer & Information Sciences

Our analysis found Red Rocks Community College to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a associate degree in Colorado. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Red Rocks Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,389 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

The excellent associate degree programs at Front Range Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in Colorado. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FRCC are $4,032 per year.

FRCC also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

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#3

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pikes Peak Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PPCC are $3,981 a year.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 8,537
Montana 198
Idaho 819
Wyoming 111

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

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
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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