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Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate School for You

Computer Information Systems is the most popular major in the United States with 88,434 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 372 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Information Systems program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for CIS majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our analysis found Wake Technical Community College to be the most popular school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 29% of the CIS majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jefferson Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public college with a large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 78% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a great place for computer information systems students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 18% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 82% are male.

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#4

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools list. Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

About 17% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#5

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 372 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Broward College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 397 students majoring in CIS at BC, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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Durham Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer information systems students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Durham Technical Community College is a small public school located in the city of Durham.

Women make up 28% of the CIS majors at the school.

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Gateway Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public college with a small student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 81% are male.

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate computer information systems programs. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Elizabethtown.

Of the 320 students majoring in CIS at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 299 students majoring in CIS at UT Austin, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their basic certificate. SKYCTC is a small public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

About 11% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 89% are male.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer information systems students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. FTCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

About 13% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 87% are male.

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With a ranking of #12, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their basic certificate. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.

About 32% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 68% are male.

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Tarrant County College District ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 209 students majoring in CIS at Tarrant County College, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#14

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, NC

Wayne Community College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate computer information systems programs. Located in the city of Goldsboro, Wayne Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 26% of the CIS majors at the school.

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Pueblo Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Pueblo, Pueblo Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 22% of the CIS majors at the school.

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Guilford Technical Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 71% are male.

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With a ranking of #17, Owensboro Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Owensboro, Owensboro Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 77% are male.

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Central Piedmont Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Central Piedmont Community College is a large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Of the 175 students majoring in CIS at Central Piedmont Community College, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#19

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

Johnston Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools list. Johnston Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Smithfield.

Of the 169 students majoring in CIS at Johnston Community College, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#20

Somerset Community College

Somerset, KY

Somerset Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools list. SCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Somerset.

About 10% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 90% are male.

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Forsyth Technical Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools list. Forsyth Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

Of the 160 students majoring in CIS at Forsyth Tech, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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#22

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer information systems students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 76% are male.

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#23

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

Madisonville Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer information systems students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #23 on the list. Madisonville Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Madisonville.

Of the 148 students majoring in CIS at Madisonville Community College, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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With a ranking of #24, John C Calhoun State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their basic certificate. Calhoun Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Tanner.

About 17% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 83% are male.

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With a ranking of #25, West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#26

South Texas College

McAllen, TX
#32

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO
#34

Valencia College

Orlando, FL
#36

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN
#37

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL
#38

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL
#40

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA
#42

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC
#46

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

Remaining Award Winners

This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 372 different United States computer information systems schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
50 Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson, NC
50 Craven Community College New Bern, NC
53 Northwest-Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals, AL
53 Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA
53 Central Community College Grand Island, NE

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Computer Information Systems students that almost earned our Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
56 Wallace State Community College, Hanceville Hanceville, AL
56 Gaston College Dallas, NC
58 Henderson Community College Henderson, KY
59 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
60 Mitchell Community College Statesville, NC
61 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
61 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
63 Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs, CO
64 Truckee Meadows Community College Reno, NV
64 Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
66 University of Georgia Athens, GA
67 Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL
68 Stanly Community College Albemarle, NC
69 Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX
69 Isothermal Community College Spindale, NC
69 Dixie State University Saint George, UT
72 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC
72 Southern Careers Institute - Austin Austin, TX
74 Lakeland Community College Kirtland, OH
74 Snead State Community College Boaz, AL

Computer Information Systems by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

CIS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 51,681
Information Technology 31,531
Informatics 2,726
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,887
Artificial Intelligence 518
Human-Centered Technology Design 91

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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