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2023 Most Popular Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Data Processing Basic Certificate School for You

With 1,955 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, data processing is the #9 most popular major in the United States.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Southeast Region 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 Data Processing program at each school on the list.

Check out the data processing basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our analysis found Oconee Fall Line Technical College to be the most popular school for data processing students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . OFTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Sandersville.

Women make up 80% of the data processing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Georgia Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Americus, South Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in data processing at the school are women while 28% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Columbus Technical College is a great place for data processing students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in data processing at Columbus Technical College, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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#4

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Trident Technical College is a great place for data processing students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in data processing at Trident Technical College, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#5

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

Out of the 24 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, York Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. York Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Rock Hill.

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

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Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate data processing programs. Located in the rural area of Orangeburg, OCtech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in data processing at OCtech, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in data processing at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate data processing programs. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Conway.

Of the 13 students majoring in data processing at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#9

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

With a ranking of #9, Piedmont Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data processing students working on their basic certificate. Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Greenwood.

Of the 11 students majoring in data processing at Piedmont Technical College, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#10

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg, Spartanburg Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 11% of the data processing majors at the school.

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Best Data Processing Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 44
Louisiana 45
Georgia 124
Mississippi 29
Arkansas 18
South Carolina 310

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

Data Processing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Data Processing Technology 1,955

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 24 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 Kenneth Jensen.

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