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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

24 Colleges
$11,647 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 14,336 computer software and applications students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Software Applications Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for computer software students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Computer Software & Applications Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Software & Applications Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computer Software & Applications Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Georgia Piedmont Technical College to be the best value school for computer software and applications students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Clarkston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Piedmont Technical College are $5,578 a year.

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#2

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gwinnett Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $5,636 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GTC also did well on our Best Computer Software Applications Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

American Military University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,360 in tuition and fees each year.

American Military University also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Software Applications Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Out of the 24 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Valencia College are $9,383 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hillsborough Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Tampa, HCC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HCC are $9,111 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, HCC also did well on our Best Computer Software Applications Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #6, Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer software and applications students working on their basic certificate. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FSCJ are $9,631 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Northern Virginia Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer software and applications students working on their basic certificate. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.

Northern Virginia Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,648 in tuition and fees each year.

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Seminole State College of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer software and applications students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Seminole State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sanford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seminole State are $11,456 per year.

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#9

Santa Fe College

Gainesville, FL

Santa Fe College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Computer Software Applications Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Gainesville, Santa Fe College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Santa Fe College are $9,189 a year.

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Tidewater Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate computer software and applications programs. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tidewater Community College are $11,564 a year.

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Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges by State

Explore the best computer software and applications schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 36
West Virginia 39
Georgia 154
Tennessee 89
North Carolina 297
Mississippi 11
Virginia 354
Arkansas 62
Alabama 5
Florida 500
South Carolina 14
Kentucky 44

Computer Software & Applications is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

Computer Software Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Web & Multimedia Design 5,300
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration 3,756
Computer Graphics 2,988
Other Computer Software & Media Applications 1,438
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation 854

Majors Similar to Computer Software

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 24 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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