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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

29 Colleges
$28,009 Avg Salary
$14,157 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 1,160 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #86 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in California to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found California Technical Academy to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Located in the large city of Riverside, CTA is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 9% of the IT majors at the school.

IT majors at CTA take out an average of $14,585 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Information Technology at California Technical Academy Report

#2

Asher College

Sacramento, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asher College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Asher College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sacramento.

Of the 60 students majoring in IT at Asher College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, IT graduates from Asher College carry an average student debt load of $18,904.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern California Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Anaheim, Southern California Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 94% are male.

IT majors at Southern California Institute of Technology take out an average of $14,188 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#4

Oxnard College

Oxnard, CA

Out of the 29 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Oxnard College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Oxnard, Oxnard College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 8% of the IT majors at the school.

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#5

ICOHS College

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ICOHS College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. ICOHS is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Full Information Technology at ICOHS College Report

#6

MTI College

Sacramento, CA

With a ranking of #6, MTI College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. MTI College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at MTI College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,252.

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#6

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Bakersfield College is a very large public school located in the large city of Bakersfield.

Of the 7 students majoring in IT at Bakersfield College, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#6

MiraCosta College

Oceanside, CA

MiraCosta College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Oceanside, MiraCosta College is a public college with a large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Information Technology at MiraCosta College Report

Ventura Adult and Continuing Education did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for information technology students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ventura, Ventura Adult and Continuing Education is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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

Full Information Technology at Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Report

#10

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento City College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in IT at Sacramento City, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Read full report on Information Technology at Sacramento City College

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 815
Oregon 140
Nevada 81
Hawaii 6
Alaska 16

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

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 29 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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