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2023 Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Finding the Best Data Processing Associate Degree School for You

With 1,955 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, data processing is the #9 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. 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, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Data Processing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for data processing majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found South Puget Sound Community College to be the most popular school for data processing students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . South Puget Sound Community College is a small public school located in the city of Olympia.

Of the 14 students majoring in data processing at South Puget Sound Community College, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#2

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA

Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Skagit Valley College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Skagit Valley College is a small public school located in the city of Mount Vernon.

About 8% of the students majoring in data processing at the school are women while 92% are male.

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#3

Yakima Valley College

Yakima, WA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Yakima Valley College is a great place for data processing students working on their associate degree. YVC is a small public school located in the small city of Yakima.

About 14% of the students majoring in data processing at the school are women while 86% are male.

Full Data Processing at Yakima Valley College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Basin College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CBC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pasco.

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

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#5

Peninsula College

Port Angeles, WA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Peninsula College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular data processing schools in the Far Western US Region . Peninsula College is a small public school located in the town of Port Angeles.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Edmonds Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Edmonds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lynnwood.

Full Data Processing at Edmonds Community College Report

Everett Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Everett Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Everett.

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Best Data Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 66
California 109
Nevada 59

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

Data Processing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Data Processing Technology 1,955

Majors Similar to Data Processing

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 7 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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