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2023 Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

37 Colleges
$8,752 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

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.

The Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Southeast Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for IT students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the IT basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Chattahoochee Technical College to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Chattahoochee Technical College are $5,602 a year.

Chattahoochee Technical College also took the #3 spot in our Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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#2

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gwinnett Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GTC are $5,636 a year.

GTC also claimed a spot on our Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bossier Parish Community College is a great value for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Bossier Parish Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,284 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Augusta Technical College is a great value for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Augusta Technical College are $5,632 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Augusta Technical College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year.

American Military University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Georgia Piedmont Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Clarkston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Piedmont Technical College are $5,578 per year.

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Athens Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

Athens Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,462 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of North Little Rock, UA Pulaski Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UA Pulaski Tech are $6,900 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UA Pulaski Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#9

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

With a ranking of #9, Ogeechee Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ogeechee Technical College are $5,540 per year.

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West Georgia Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate information technology programs. West Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Georgia Technical College are $5,452 per year.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Louisiana 85
West Virginia 758
Georgia 944
Tennessee 37
North Carolina 181
Mississippi 49
Virginia 1,707
Arkansas 55
Alabama 176
Florida 1,470
South Carolina 84
Kentucky 2,193

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

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 25 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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