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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Finding the Best Information Technology Associate Degree School for You

With 40,555 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

Check out the IT associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our analysis found College of Western Idaho to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a large student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 94% are male.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at CWI take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,864.

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#2

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pikes Peak Community College is a great place for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs, PPCC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 17% of the IT majors at the school.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 16% of the IT majors at the school.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 4 spot on the list. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.

Of the 14 students majoring in IT at UVU, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#4

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Snow College is a great place for information technology students working on their associate degree. Snow College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Ephraim.

Of the 14 students majoring in IT at Snow College, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#6

LDS Business College

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #6, LDS Business College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, LDS Business College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in IT at LDS Business College, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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Laramie County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. LCCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Cheyenne.

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Lewis - Clark State College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the small city of Lewiston.

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#9

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

North Idaho College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public school with a small student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#10

College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID

College of Eastern Idaho came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CEI is a small public school located in the city of Idaho Falls.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Montana 3
Wyoming 19
Colorado 326
Utah 2,982
Idaho 98

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 15 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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