2025 Best General Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Washington

General Computer Programming is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #48 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for general computer programming students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 127 associate degrees in general computer programming during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great General Computer Programming School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of general computer programming 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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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 include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection 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 programming students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general computer programming 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 programming related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general computer programming students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Computer Programming in Washington

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general computer programming.

Top Washington Schools for an Associate in Computer Programming

1

Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Lake Washington Institute of Technology if you want to pursue an associate degree in general computer programming. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population.More information about a associate in general computer programming from Lake Washington Institute of Technology

2

Bellevue College
Bellevue, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general computer programming has to check out Bellevue College. Located in the city of Bellevue, BC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in general computer programming from Bellevue College

3

Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Clover Park Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general computer programming. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in general computer programming from Clover Park Technical College

4

South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat South Puget Sound Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general computer programming. Located in the city of Olympia, South Puget Sound Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in general computer programming from South Puget Sound Community College

Best General Computer Programming Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Computer Programming Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	405	541
Oregon	260	13
Nevada	185	36

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General Computer Programming Related Rankings by Major

General Computer Programming is one of 5 different types of Computer Programming programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Programming Certifications	9

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes. More about our data sources and methodologies.