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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools

12 Colleges
$33,737 Avg Salary
$15,974 Avg Student Debt

In 2021-2022, 3,509 people earned a degree or certificate in computer engineering technology, making the major the #29 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Computer Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Computer Engineering Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our analysis found ECPI University to be the most popular school for computer engineering technology students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the United States. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

Women make up 12% of the computer engineering tech majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, computer engineering tech majors at ECPI University accumulate an average of around $23,479 in student debt.

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#2

Excelsior University

Albany, NY

Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Excelsior University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in computer engineering tech at Excelsior University, 93% are male and 7% are female.

Computer Engineering Tech majors at Excelsior University take out an average of $13,785 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in computer engineering tech at Cincinnati State, 82% are male and 18% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, computer engineering tech graduates from Cincinnati State carry an average student debtload of $14,371.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California Institute of Arts & Technology is a great place for computer engineering technology students working on their online associate degree. California Institute of Arts & Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 17% of the computer engineering tech majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, computer engineering tech majors at California Institute of Arts & Technology accumulate an average of around $18,852 in student debt.

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Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery County Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Montco is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Blue Bell.

Of the 15 students majoring in computer engineering tech at Montco, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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Reading Area Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree computer engineering technology programs. RACC is a small public school located in the small city of Reading.

Women make up 18% of the computer engineering tech majors at the school.

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Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Brainerd, Central Lakes College is a public college with a small student population.

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Genesee Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer engineering technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. GCC is a small public school located in the distant town of Batavia.

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With a ranking of #9, Minnesota West Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer engineering technology students working on their online associate degree. Minnesota West is a small public school located in the town of Granite Falls.

About 25% of the students majoring in computer engineering tech at the school are women while 75% are male.

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University of Advancing Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer Engineering Associate Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tempe, University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Computer Engineering Technology is one of 18 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Computer Engineering Tech Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology 1,764
Computer Engineering Technology 1,229
Other Computer Engineering Technologies 306
Computer Software Technology 190
Computer Hardware Technology 20

Majors Similar to Computer Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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 AAAndrey A.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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