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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

13 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 6th in North Carolina. In fact, 181 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in North Carolina 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Miller-Motte College Wilmington to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, MMC Wilmington is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in IT at MMC Wilmington, 53% are male and 47% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, IT majors at MMC Wilmington accumulate an average of around $26,011 in student debt.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Strayer University - North Carolina helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in North Carolina. Strayer University - North Carolina is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Morrisville.

About 29% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 71% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, IT majors at Strayer University - North Carolina accumulate an average of around $27,968 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 60% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, IT majors at Wake Technical Community College accumulate an average of around $27,124 in student debt.

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#4

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

Out of the 13 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Campbell University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. FTCC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

Of the 2 students majoring in IT at FTCC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Alamance Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Graham, ACC is a public school with a small student population.

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Catawba Valley Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. CVCC is a small public school located in the city of Hickory.

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Guilford Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Vance-Granville Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Henderson.

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#6

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Gaston College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree information technology programs. Gaston College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Dallas.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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

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 13 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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