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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate 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 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Salt Lake Community College to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

About 28% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 72% are male.

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#2

LDS Business College

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LDS Business College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, LDS Business College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 87% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great place for information technology students working on their basic certificate. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

Women make up 25% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Weber State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great place for information technology students working on their basic certificate. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

Women make up 20% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at The University of Montana Report

#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great place for information technology students working on their basic certificate. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

About 20% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a large public school located in the town of Moscow.

About 50% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Information Technology at University of Idaho Report

Laramie County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. LCCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Cheyenne.

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Western Wyoming Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#9

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

With a ranking of #9, Snow College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Snow College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Ephraim.

Read full report on Information Technology at Snow College

With a ranking of #10, Bridgerland Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Bridgerland ATC is a small public school located in the city of Logan.

Full Information Technology at Bridgerland Technical College Report

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 11 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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