2025 Best Data Processing Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in data processing technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #135 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for data processing technology students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 364 associate degrees in data processing technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Data Processing Technology School for Your Associate Degree

The data processing tech associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality data processing tech program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to data processing technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other data processing technology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized data processing technology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for data processing technology students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Data Processing Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Data Processing Technology in the Southeast Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for data processing technology students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Data Processing Tech

1

Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Greenville Technical College is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in data processing technology. GTC is a large public college located in the small city of Greenville.More information about a associate in data processing technology from Greenville Technical College

2

American Public University System
Charles Town, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

American Public University System is a good choice for students pursuing an associate degree in data processing technology. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a associate in data processing technology from American Public University System

3

Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Conway, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in data processing technology needs to check out Horry-Georgetown Technical College. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized public college located in the small city of Conway.More information about a associate in data processing technology from Horry-Georgetown Technical College

4

Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Midlands Technical College is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in data processing technology. Located in the suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in data processing technology from Midlands Technical College

5

York Technical College
Rock Hill, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

York Technical College is a small public college located in the city of Rock Hill.More information about a associate in data processing technology from York Technical College

6

Spartanburg Community College
Spartanburg, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Spartanburg Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Spartanburg.More information about a associate in data processing technology from Spartanburg Community College

7

Tri-County Technical College
Pendleton, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in data processing technology from Tri-County Technical College

8

Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, SC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in data processing technology from Piedmont Technical College

Best Data Processing Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing technology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	217	120
West Virginia	180	44
Louisiana	124	45
South Carolina	105	310

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Rankings in Majors Related to Data Processing Tech

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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 Kenneth Jensen. More about our data sources and methodologies.