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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Programming Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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In 2020-2021, 11,939 computer programming students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Most Popular Online Computer Programming Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online basic certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online programming basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

Our analysis found Diablo Valley College to be the most popular school for computer programming students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Pleasant Hill, Diablo Valley is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 36% of the programming majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer Programming Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in programming at Portland Community College, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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#3

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Santa Monica College is a great place for computer programming students working on their online basic certificate. SMC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Monica.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lane Community College is a great place for computer programming students working on their online basic certificate. Lane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Eugene.

About 44% of the students majoring in programming at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#5

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means College of San Mateo is a great place for computer programming students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the city of San Mateo, CSM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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California Institute of Arts & Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Programming Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. California Institute of Arts & Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#6

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Eastern Oregon University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate computer programming programs. EOU is a small public school located in the remote town of La Grande.

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Explore the most popular online computer programming colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 327
California 594
Oregon 79
Nevada 58
Alaska 0

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One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer programming has other similar majors worth exploring.

Programming Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer Programming 8,750
App Specific Computer Programming 2,411
Computer Programming Certifications 278
Computer Programming, Specific Platforms 173
Computer Game Programming 169
Other Computer Programming 158

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to luis gomes.

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