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

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Finding the Best Computer Science Basic Certificate School for You

With 59,565 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer science is the #2 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Martin’s University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for computer science students working on their basic certificate. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lacey.

Women make up 7% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#2

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Orange Coast College is a great place for computer science students working on their basic certificate. Orange Coast College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa.

Women make up 30% of the compsci majors at the school.

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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 science students working on their basic certificate. SMC is a very large public school located in the small city of Santa Monica.

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

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#4

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Palomar College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in compsci at Palomar College, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#5

Canada College

Redwood City, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Canada College is a great place for computer science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Redwood City, Canada College is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Monterey Peninsula College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate computer science programs. Monterey Peninsula College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

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#8

Los Angeles Harbor College

Wilmington, CA

With a ranking of #8, Los Angeles Harbor College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their basic certificate. LAHC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wilmington.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,551
California 13,148
Oregon 1,282
Nevada 152
Hawaii 152
Alaska 31

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

CompSci Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
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 8 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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