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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia

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In 2020-2021, information technology students earned 944 degrees and certificates from a Georgia school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Georgia 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Atlanta Technical College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online basic certificate in Georgia. Located in the city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 38% of the IT majors at the school.

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Out of the 17 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattahoochee Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Chattahoochee Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Marietta.

About 19% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 81% are male.

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Out of the 17 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 107 students majoring in IT at Columbus Technical College, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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Out of the 17 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Georgia Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 76% are male.

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#5

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Out of the 17 online programs at schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Gwinnett Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

Of the 235 students majoring in IT at GTC, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Georgia Piedmont Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Clarkston, Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 66% are male.

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Savannah Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Savannah Tech is a small public school located in the midsize city of Savannah.

About 23% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 77% are male.

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Oconee Fall Line Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online basic certificate information technology programs. OFTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Sandersville.

Of the 42 students majoring in IT at OFTC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Southern Crescent Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for information technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Southern Crescent Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Griffin.

Women make up 14% of the IT majors at the school.

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Southern Regional Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the distant town of Thomasville, Southwest Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 63% are male.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

IT Concentrations

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 17 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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