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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut

5 Colleges
$35,972 Avg Salary
$25,601 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked 3rd in Connecticut. In fact, 74 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Connecticut 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 Technology program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Capital Community College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in Connecticut. Located in the city of Hartford, Capital Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 9% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Capital Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Naugatuck Valley Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Connecticut. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

About 22% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 78% are male.

Full Information Technology at Naugatuck Valley Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinebaug Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. QVCC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Danielson.

Full Information Technology at Quinebaug Valley Community College Report

#4

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

The in-demand associate degree programs at Gateway Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Connecticut. Gateway Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.

Read full report on Information Technology at Gateway Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwalk Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of Norwalk, NCC is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at Norwalk Community College

Best Information Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 397
Vermont 210
New Hampshire 50
Rhode Island 87
Maine 124

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 5 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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