2025 Best General Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

General Computer & Information Sciences is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #25 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for general computer & information sciences students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,316 associate degrees in general computer & information sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great General Computer & Information Sciences School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of general computer & information sciences for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general computer & information sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general computer & information sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general computer & information sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general computer & information sciences students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank General Computer & Information Sciences Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Computer & Information Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general computer & information sciences students seeking a an associate degree.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Computer and Information Sciences

1

Montgomery College
Rockville, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

257 Annual Graduates

Montgomery College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in general computer & information sciences. Located in the small city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in general computer & information sciences from Montgomery College

2

Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

44 Annual Graduates

Community College of Baltimore County is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general computer & information sciences. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in general computer & information sciences from Community College of Baltimore County

3

Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

95 Annual Graduates

Community College of Philadelphia is a great choice for students interested in an associate degree in general computer & information sciences. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general computer & information sciences from Community College of Philadelphia

4

Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

44 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Anne Arundel Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general computer & information sciences. AACC is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Arnold.More information about a associate in general computer & information sciences from Anne Arundel Community College

5

Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Hagerstown, HCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in general computer & information sciences from Hagerstown Community College

6

Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

47 Annual Graduates

Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Lincroft.More information about a associate in general computer & information sciences from Brookdale Community College

7

Prince George's Community College
Largo, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

PGCC is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Largo.More information about a associate in general computer & information sciences from Prince George’s Community College

8

Monroe College
Bronx, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

Monroe College is a medium-sized private for-profit college located in the large city of Bronx.More information about a associate in general computer & information sciences from Monroe College

9

Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

82 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general computer & information sciences from Borough of Manhattan Community College

10

Delaware Technical Community College - Terry
Dover, DE

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in general computer & information sciences from Delaware Technical Community College - Terry

Best General Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general computer & information sciences schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	344
Pennsylvania	379	346
New Jersey	249	282
Maryland	221	482
Delaware	96	25

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General Computer & Information Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Computer Information Systems area of study, General Computer & Information Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Computer and Information Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Information Technology	477
Informatics	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.