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2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$4,007 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate School for You

Computer Information Systems is the most popular major in Colorado with 1,620 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Colorado to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for CIS 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado

Check out the CIS basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Computer Information Systems

#1

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Front Range Community College the best value school in Colorado for computer information systems students working on their basic certificate. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

FRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,032 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

FRCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list.

Full Computer Information Systems at Front Range Community College Report

#2

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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list. PPCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PPCC are $3,981 per year.

PPCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools in Colorado list.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Pikes Peak Community College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Global Campus is a great value for computer information systems students working on their basic certificate. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $8,400 a year.

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Best Value Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Montana 22
Wyoming 8
Utah 1,866
Idaho 230

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer information systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

CIS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 51,681
Information Technology 31,531
Informatics 2,726
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,887
Artificial Intelligence 518
Human-Centered Technology Design 91

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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