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2023 Most Popular Information Science Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

10 Colleges
$39,330 Avg Salary
$22,698 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Science Associate Degree School for You

Information Science is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Science Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in North Carolina to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Science Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Guilford Technical Community College to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. Guilford Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown.

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#1

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Our analysis found Gaston College to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Alamance Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wake Technical Community College is a great place for information science students working on their associate degree. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Roanoke-Chowan Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in North Carolina. Located in the rural area of Ahoskie, R-CCC is a public school with a small student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Forsyth Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information science schools in North Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Catawba Valley Community College is a great place for information science students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Hickory, CVCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, McDowell Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Marion, McDowell Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 60
Louisiana 126
Georgia 413
Tennessee 11
Mississippi 1
Virginia 532
Arkansas 71
Alabama 76
Florida 404
South Carolina 117
Kentucky 106

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

IS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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