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

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Finding the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate School for You

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 95 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Clover Park Technical College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 246 students majoring in IT at CPTC, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Full Information Technology at Clover Park Technical College Report

#2

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Nevada. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 227 students majoring in IT at CSN, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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#3

Whatcom Community College

Bellingham, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whatcom Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Whatcom Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

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

Full Information Technology at Whatcom Community College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Edmonds Community College is a great place for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Lynnwood, Edmonds Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 143 students majoring in IT at Edmonds Community College, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#5

ABCO Technology

Inglewood, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means ABCO Technology is a great place for information technology students working on their basic certificate. ABCO Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Inglewood.

Of the 137 students majoring in IT at ABCO Technology, 92% are male and 8% are female.

Full Information Technology at ABCO Technology Report

#6

Green River College

Auburn, WA

With a ranking of #6, Green River College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. GRC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Auburn.

About 18% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 82% are male.

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#7

Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Chaffey College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate information technology programs. Located in the large suburb of Rancho Cucamonga, Chaffey College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 19% of the IT majors at the school.

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Tacoma Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Tacoma.

Women make up 29% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Tacoma Community College Report

#9

Moorpark College

Moorpark, CA

With a ranking of #9, Moorpark College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Moorpark, Moorpark College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 18% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 82% are male.

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#10

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

With a ranking of #10, Long Beach City College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Long Beach, Long Beach City College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in IT at Long Beach City College, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Full Information Technology at Long Beach City College Report

Everett Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Everett, Everett Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 21% of the IT majors at the school.

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#12

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena City College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in IT at Pasadena City College, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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Mt. Hood Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 18% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 82% are male.

Read full report on Information Technology at Mt. Hood Community College

With a ranking of #14, California Institute of Arts & Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, California Institute of Arts & Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Full Information Technology at California Institute of Arts & Technology Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Information Technology students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
15 Coastline Community College Fountain Valley, CA
16 Portland Community College Portland, OR
17 Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA
18 Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA
19 Sierra College Rocklin, CA
19 Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges 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

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 27 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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