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Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

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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

With 181 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #112 most popular major in North Carolina.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for 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 Associate Degree Colleges.

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. MMC Wilmington is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

Women make up 47% of the IT majors at the school.

IT majors at MMC Wilmington take out an average of $26,011 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Strayer University - North Carolina is a great place for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Morrisville, Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in IT at Strayer University - North Carolina, 71% are male and 29% are female.

IT majors at Strayer University - North Carolina take out an average of $27,968 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 13 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

Of the 5 students majoring in IT at Wake Technical Community College, 60% are male and 40% are female.

IT majors at Wake Technical Community College take out an average of $27,124 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fayetteville Technical Community College is a great place for information technology students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the IT majors at the school.

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#4

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC

The in-demand associate degree programs at Campbell University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in North Carolina. Campbell is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buies Creek.

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Cleveland Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Shelby, Cleveland Community College 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. Located in the small city of Hickory, CVCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Gaston College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public college with a small student population.

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Alamance Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree information technology programs. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

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Vance-Granville Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Henderson, Vance-Granville Community College is a public school 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
Georgia 944
Virginia 1,707
Florida 1,470
Tennessee 37
Kentucky 2,193
South Carolina 84
Louisiana 85
Arkansas 55
Alabama 176
Mississippi 49
West Virginia 758

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

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