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2023 Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Colorado

3 Schools Ranked
$4,134 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,730 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp 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 Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for computer science students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Colorado

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#1

Red Rocks Community College

Lakewood, Colorado
$4,389 Average Tuition & Fees
$17,755 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Red Rocks Community College to be the best school for computer science students who want to pursue a associate degree in Colorado.

Full-time students from Colorado pay an average of $4,389 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Red Rocks Community College. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,811. Associate Degree recipients from Red Rocks Community College accumulate an average of $17,755 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Red Rocks Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

Front Range Community College

Westminster, Colorado
$4,032 Average Tuition & Fees
$23,281 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Front Range Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Colorado list.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at FRCC is $4,032. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,454. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,281 in student loans.

Online courses are available at FRCC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 38% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, Colorado
$3,981 Average Tuition & Fees
$15,176 Avg Student Debt

The excellent associate degree programs at Pikes Peak Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in Colorado.

Full-time students from Colorado pay an average of $3,981 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend PPCC. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,403. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,176 in student loans.

PPCC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 47% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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