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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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.

The Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US 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 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online basic certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

Our analysis found California Institute of Arts & Technology to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Diego, California Institute of Arts & Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in IT at California Institute of Arts & Technology, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Portland Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Of the 33 students majoring in IT at Portland Community College, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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#3

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Bernardino Valley College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Peninsula College

Port Angeles, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Peninsula College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the remote town of Port Angeles, Peninsula College is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Nevada College is a great place for information technology students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the small city of Carson City, WNC is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of McMinnville, Linfield OCE is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a large student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hawaii Pacific University is a great place for information technology students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Basin College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the town of Elko.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 9 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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