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2023 Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 40,555 information technology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for computer science students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for IT majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Western Washington University to be the best school for information technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . WWU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - California landed the # 2 spot on the list. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

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#3

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA

Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Seattle College landed the # 3 spot on the list. North Seattle is a small public school located in the city of Seattle.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Hawaii landed the # 4 spot on the list. UOPX - Hawaii is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Honolulu.

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#5

Asher College

Sacramento, CA

Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Asher College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Asher College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sacramento.

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Clover Park Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

MTI College

Sacramento, CA

With a ranking of #7, MTI College did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. MTI College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

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With a ranking of #8, California Technical Academy did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Riverside, CTA is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Portland Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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#10

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

With a ranking of #10, College of Southern Nevada did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 815
California 1,160
Oregon 140
Nevada 81
Hawaii 6
Alaska 16

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

IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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