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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$9,612 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,754 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 254,454 computer and information sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for computer and information sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Wenatchee Valley College

Wenatchee, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Wenatchee Valley College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for computer and information sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Wenatchee, WVC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WVC are $4,734 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Clover Park Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,740 per year.

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#3

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bellevue College is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. BC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Bellevue.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BC are $9,594 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Spokane Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Spokane.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $5,135 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

LWTech undergraduate students pay an average of $10,146 in tuition and fees each year.

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Portland Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Portland Community College are $9,670 per year.

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Columbia Basin College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Pasco, CBC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CBC are $7,735 a year.

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#8

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Clark College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Vancouver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clark College are $10,133 a year.

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Southern California Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Located in the large city of Anaheim, Southern California Institute of Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southern California Institute of Technology are $19,190 a year.

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Tacoma Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Tacoma Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tacoma Community College are $10,391 per year.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 20,550
Washington 5,454
Oregon 1,881
Hawaii 359
Nevada 486
Alaska 60

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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