Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Systems Analysts
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Rio Salado College, University of Advancing Technology, Arizona State, and Pima Community College.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Arizona State, Northern Arizona University, and University of Arizona.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Tohono O'Odham Community College, South Mountain Community College, Cochise, and Phoenix College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Mohave Community College, Phoenix College, Cochise, and GateWay Community College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of University of Advancing Technology, University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University, and Rio Salado College.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Northern Arizona University, University of Advancing Technology, University of Arizona, and Arizona State.
Excellence
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at University of Advancing Technology.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Tohono O'Odham Community College, University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University, and Arizona State.
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Spotlight Arizona Schools Related to This Career
- Locations: Glendale
- Programs: 2 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor
- Locations: Chandler, Mesa, Nogales, Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma
- Programs: 4 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor, Master
DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management
- Locations: Glendale, Mesa, Phoenix
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Master, Post- Bachelor's Certificate
- Locations: Phoenix, Tucson
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate
- Locations: Phoenix
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Doctorate, Master
- Locations: Flagstaff, Phoenix
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Master
- Locations: Phoenix
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate
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Study from Anywhere at Online Schools Related to This Career
- Programs: 4 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor
- Programs: 3 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor
- Programs: 17 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor, Doctorate, Master
- Programs: 5 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor, Master
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor
Keiser University eCampus Online
- Programs: 3 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
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University Of Phoenix • Phoenix, AZ
Studying Business (completion in 2005)
• 7/20/2011
"It was often difficult to communicate with staff as well as with students."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | It depends on whether or not a person is discipline enough to handle going to school online. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | I hear complaints about the school. |
| Program Quality | 8 | The business courses were excellent. |
| Instruction | 5 | The teachers were sometimes inadequate. |
| How Difficult | 8 | It was difficult to keep up with the amount of work given. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | The online learning environment is difficult because there is no face to face involvement. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | Since it's online, it is very flexible. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | Since it was online, there were no issues. |
| Social Life | 5 | Difficult to have social experience at an online school. |
| Placement Services | 5 | The job placement for the school has not been good. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | Don't know enough about it. |
The University Of Arizona • Tucson, AZ
Studying Information Sciences, Technology And Arts (completion in 2001)
• 7/26/2011
"I found it to be an excellent school. I have no complaints or any negative feelings. I can say that I feel like I got exactly what I paid for."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I feel the the University of Arizona gave me the perfect skill set to enter the real world job market. I was way ahead of a lot of my co-workers who had to play catch up. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | I run into people al the time that know about the program or have graduated from it themselves. I would say that in my office alone there are twelve grads of the program. |
| Program Quality | 10 | The Information Sciences, Technology and Arts program at the University of Arizona prepared me very well for my job. The very in depth training and hands on labs made it easy when I transitioned from the university to real world job applications. It put me far ahead of some of my co-workers. |
| Instruction | 9 | Almost everything that the program taught me I use today . I would say the U of A program cuts out the wasted or out dated information. It focuses on the up to date and real world application of information technologies. This program gave me current knowledge of the forefront of modern IT and computer sciences. I didn't have to play catch up. |
| How Difficult | 7 | It was not very difficult. The Instructors made the work very easy to understand. The labs provided hands on visual teaching, making the whole program come together nicely. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | I thought it was the perfect balance of book learning and hands on lab application. It was never overwhelming. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | School is always difficult, though I found the U of A to be very understanding about schedules and working with you, even for summer classes. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | The University of Arizona is a beautiful place to attend school. Its campus is full of every resource one needs to thrive in a computer sciences curriculum, from instructors to labs to libraries to student academic support. |
| Social Life | 10 | I had a lot of fun at U of A . There was always something going on, be it a football game or a science club party. |
| Placement Services | 10 | Through the CRS office I had a job waiting when I graduated. I am still working for the same firm years later. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | I never really got involved in the alumni activities or networking. I got a job as soon as I graduated. I do receive alumni newspapers and information. |
Cochise College • Sierra Vista, AZ
Studying Information Security (completion in 2010)
• 9/23/2011
"I am very satisfied with my school because it was very helpful in helping me get a job and the teachers are very helpful and knowledgeable."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I would recommend my school because it is a very good school and also because it's on the cheap side. You won't spend thousands of dollars. |
| Program Quality | 10 | Most of the teachers are ex military and government personnel with many years of experience in IT. |
| Instruction | 10 | I actually learned a lot from Cochise College. I already knew a little about security, but with the help of my teachers I was able to learn a lot more. |
| How Difficult | 6 | It was so so. The most difficult was the math portion of my program. It wasn't easy, but if you studied and did your work you would be fine. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | My program of study was mostly book/teacher based which is better because if you have a question, you can ask the teacher directly. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | My class schedule was awesome because I would work in the mornings and I would go to school in the afternoons. The school did have other classes at different times of the day, but for me the evening classes worked best. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | While I was attending school they remodeled the entire campus because it was getting old. The new building are all state of the art and everything is great. |
| Placement Services | 10 | AWESOME. They were able to find me a job as a federal contractor for a big national company that works with the Department of Defense. |
| Alumni Network | 10 | Great. I always receive emails stating that there is something going on for the alumni or being sponsored by the alumni. |
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