2025 Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

If you pursue a associate degree in information technology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #20 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 12 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 992 associate degrees in information technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of information technology for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to information technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of information technology students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for information technology to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information technology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for information technology students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Information Technology in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in information technology.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools for an Associate in IT

1

Whatcom Community College
Bellingham, WA

50 Annual Graduates

Whatcom Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in information technology. Located in the city of Bellingham, Whatcom Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in information technology from Whatcom Community College

2

Portland Community College
Portland, OR

87 Annual Graduates

Portland Community College is a good option for students pursuing an associate degree in information technology. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in information technology from Portland Community College

3

Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, WA

33 Annual Graduates

$41,752 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in information technology has to take a look at Clover Park Technical College. CPTC is a small public college located in the small city of Lakewood.

Information Technology associate degree recipients from Clover Park Technical College receive an earnings boost of about $3,076 over the average earnings of information technology majors.

More information about a associate in information technology from Clover Park Technical College

4

Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA

28 Annual Graduates

Columbia Basin College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in information technology. CBC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Pasco.More information about a associate in information technology from Columbia Basin College

5

College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV

32 Annual Graduates

CSN is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Las Vegas.More information about a associate in information technology from College of Southern Nevada

6

MTI College
Sacramento, CA

14 Annual Graduates

$39,970 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Sacramento, MTI College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Soon after graduating, it associate recipients generally earn an average of $39,970 in their early careers.

More information about a associate in information technology from MTI College

7

Clark College
Vancouver, WA

12 Annual Graduates

Clark College is a medium-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver.More information about a associate in information technology from Clark College

8

Spokane Community College
Spokane, WA

10 Annual Graduates

Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Spokane.More information about a associate in information technology from Spokane Community College

9

Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane, WA

15 Annual Graduates

$39,022 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the it program make about $39,022 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in information technology from Spokane Falls Community College

10

Asher College
Sacramento, CA

78 Annual Graduates

$36,560 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Sacramento, Asher College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the it program make an average of $36,560 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a associate in information technology from Asher College

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	192	408
Oregon	147	104
Washington	131	344
Nevada	112	36
Hawaii	59	5
Alaska	54	16

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Information Technology Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Information Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

IT Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security	583
Computer Support Specialist	132
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	108
Network & System Administration/Administrator	102
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster	64
Information Technology Management	3

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	1,883
Computer Information Systems	1,434
Computer Programming	963
Computer Systems Networking	650
Computer Software & Applications	462
Data Entry	95
Data Processing	13
Computer Systems Analysis	4
Other Computer & Information Sciences	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.