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2023 Most Popular Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, computer systems networking students earned 509 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in California 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 Systems Networking program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Coastline Community College

Fountain Valley, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Coastline Community College the most popular school in California for computer systems networking students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Fountain Valley, Coastline Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 73 students majoring in networking at Coastline Community College, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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#2

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 50 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, City College of San Francisco landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in networking at City College of San Francisco, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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#3

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cypress College is a great place for computer systems networking students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the networking majors at the school.

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#3

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

Out of the 50 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Riverside City College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Riverside City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

Of the 57 students majoring in networking at Riverside City College, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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#5

West Los Angeles College

Culver City, CA

Out of the 50 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, West Los Angeles College landed the # 5 spot on the list. West LA College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Culver City.

About 27% of the students majoring in networking at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#6

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in California list. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Santa Ana.

Women make up 17% of the networking majors at the school.

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#7

San Jose City College

San Jose, CA

San Jose City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer systems networking students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. San Jose City College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Women make up 23% of the networking majors at the school.

Full Computer Systems Networking at San Jose City College Report

#8

De Anza College

Cupertino, CA

De Anza College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in California ranking. De Anza College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cupertino.

Of the 20 students majoring in networking at De Anza College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#9

Mission College

Santa Clara, CA

Mission College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer systems networking students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Mission College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

Women make up 6% of the networking majors at the school.

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#10

Las Positas College

Livermore, CA

Las Positas College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate computer systems networking programs. Las Positas College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Livermore.

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Best Computer Systems Networking Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer Systems Networking Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 291
Oregon 2
Nevada 15
Hawaii 31
Alaska 13

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

Networking Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 14,314
Cloud Computing 386

Majors Similar to Networking

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 28 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 Ludovic.ferre.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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