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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas

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Finding the Best Information Technology Basic Certificate School for You

Information Technology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arkansas. With 55 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Arkansas to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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 University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Arkansas. Located in the distant town of Morrilton, UACCM is a public school with a small student population.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Southern Arkansas University Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Arkansas. SAU Tech is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Camden.

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

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Out of the 9 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville landed the # 3 spot on the list. UACCB is a small public school located in the town of Batesville.

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

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Out of the 9 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Phillips County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Helena.

Of the 6 students majoring in IT at Phillips County Community College, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. UA Pulaski Tech is a small public school located in the small city of North Little Rock.

Of the 4 students majoring in IT at UA Pulaski Tech, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Arkansas State University Three Rivers came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the fringe town of Malvern, ASU Three Rivers is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the IT majors at the school.

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#7

Arkansas Northeastern College

Blytheville, AR

With a ranking of #7, Arkansas Northeastern College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Blytheville, Arkansas Northeastern College is a public college with a small student population.

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Black River Technical 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. Black River Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Pocahontas.

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#8

Southeast Arkansas College

Pine Bluff, AR

Southeast Arkansas College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Basic Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the small city of Pine Bluff, SEARK College is a public college with a small student population.

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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
Louisiana 85
West Virginia 758
Georgia 944
Tennessee 37
North Carolina 181
Mississippi 49
Virginia 1,707
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

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 9 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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