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2023 Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

5 Schools Ranked
$4,413 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,061 Avg Student Debt

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for computer science students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

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#1

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee
$4,372 Average Tuition & Fees
$21,667 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Nashville State Community College to be the best school for computer science students who want to pursue a associate degree in Tennessee.

Students from Tennessee who attend Nashville State Community College full time pay an average of $4,372 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $17,188. On average, associate degree students take out $21,667 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Nashville State Community College does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 63% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

Pellissippi State Community College

Knoxville, Tennessee
$4,456 Average Tuition & Fees
$13,973 Avg Student Debt

The excellent associate degree programs at Pellissippi State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in Tennessee.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Pellissippi State Community College is $4,456. Out-of-state students pay an average of $17,272. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,973 in student loans.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Pellissippi State Community College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Volunteer State Community College

Gallatin, Tennessee
$4,384 Average Tuition & Fees
$15,586 Avg Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Volunteer State Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

In-state students pay an average of $4,384 in tuition and fees if they attend VSCC full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $17,200. Associate Degree recipients from VSCC accumulate an average of $15,586 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

VSCC does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, Tennessee
$4,430 Average Tuition & Fees
$18,949 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 5 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattanooga State Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list.

In-state students pay an average of $4,430 in tuition and fees if they attend Chattanooga State Community College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $16,934. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,949 in student loans.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Chattanooga State Community College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

Northeast State Community College

Blountville, Tennessee
$4,422 Average Tuition & Fees
$10,550 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 5 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast State Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Northeast State Technical Community College is $4,422. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $17,238. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,550 in student loans.

One thing to take note of is that Northeast State Technical Community College does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 83% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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