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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

13 Colleges
$39,184 Avg Salary
$16,997 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Computer Science is the #12 most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for compsci majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

Our 2023 rankings named El Camino College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for computer science students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Torrance, El Camino College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in compsci at El Camino College, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. GCC is a large public school located in the city of Glendale.

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

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#3

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Long Beach City College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Long Beach City College is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Of the 3 students majoring in compsci at Long Beach City College, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#4

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Santa Barbara City College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Far Western US Region . SBCC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

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#4

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Heritage University is a great place for computer science students working on their undergraduate certificate. Heritage University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clovis Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Fresno, Clovis Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Mountain Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. BMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pendleton.

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#4

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Ana College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Bakersfield College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Bakersfield, Bakersfield College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

Out of the 13 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacramento City College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Sacramento City is a large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 13,148
Washington 1,551
Oregon 1,282
Nevada 152
Hawaii 152
Alaska 31

Computer Science is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Information Technology 40,555
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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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