Library Certificate and Degree Programs
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If you are specifically looking for Library Technical Assistant (LTA) programs, the Association of College and Research Libraries, Community and Junior College Libraries Section (ACRL/CJCLS) Committee on Library Staff Education has compiled a list of current programs.
Library Degree Programs
This page provides a list of links to institutions that offer Certificate, Associate, and Bachelor Degrees. The institutions that offer these degrees are sorted by individual states and Puerto Rico. This list may not be comprehensive as institutions may add or remove programs at any time. Please note that ALA-accredited master’s programs are not listed on this page. For a comprehensive list of ALA-accredited master’s programs in library and information studies, please refer to the Searchable Directory of ALA-Accredited Programs.
KY | LA | ME | MD | MA | MI | MN | MS | MO | NE
NH | NJ | NM | NY | NC | OH | OK | OR | PA | PR | RI | SC | TN | TX
WA | WI | DC
Alabama
None
Arizona
Bachelor's Degree
University of Arizona - In-Person Program - Program offered:
Undergraduate Minor in Information Resources and Library Science (IRLS)
with a focus in Digital Information Studies, Tucson, AZ.
California
Associate Degree/Certificate Programs
City College of San Francisco - Online Courses Available - Program(s) offered:
Associate of Arts in Library Information Technology
Cuesta College - Online Program Available - Program(s) offered:
Associate of Science in Library/Information Technology;
Certificate of Achievement in Library/Information Technology;
Library Services to Children Certificate of Specialization;
Searching and Researching Strategies Certificate of Specialization;
Web Page Coding Certificate of Specialization
Diablo Valley College - In-person program with hybrid and limited online courses available -
Program(s) offered:
Associate of Arts Degree in Library and Information Technology;
Certificate of Achievement in Library and Information Technology
Fresno City College - Online program - Program(s) offered:
Associate of Science in Library Technology and Information;
Certificate of Achievement
Palomar College - 100% Online program - Program(s) offered:
Associate of Science in Library and Information Technology; Certificate of Achievement
Pasadena City College - In-person program; Limited hybrid courses available - Program(s) offered:
Library Technology Certificate Program;
Digitization Skills Certificate Program
Sacramento City College - Limited online courses available - Program(s) offered:
Associate of Arts Degree in Library and Information Technology;
Certificate of Achievement in Library and Information Technology
San Bernardino Valley College - In-person program - Program(s) offered:
Library Technology Associate of Arts Degree;
Library Technology Certificate
Santa Ana College - In-person program - Program(s) offered:
Associate of Arts Degree in Library Technology;
Library Technology Certificate
Bachelor's Degree
Ashford University - Online Program Available - Program(s) offered:
Bachelor of Arts in Library Science and Media, San Diego, CA.
Colorado
Associate Degree/Certificate Programs
Pueblo Community College - Online Courses Available - Program(s) offered:
Library Technician Associate of Applied Science Degree;
Library Technician Certificate
Connecticut
Associate Degree/Certificate Program
Capital Community College - In-person program - Program(s) available:
Associate in Science Degree in Social Service;
Library Technical Assistant;
Library Technical Assistant Certificate
Three Rivers Community College - Online program - Program(s) available:
Certificate in Library Technology
Bachelor's Degree
Southern Connecticut State University - In-person program - Program(s) available:
Bachelors of Science Information and Library Science major and minor programs, New Haven, CT.
Florida
None
Georgia
None
Hawaii
None
Idaho
Associate Degree/Certificate Program
College of Southern Idaho - Program(s) Available:
Associate of Arts degree in Library and Information Science
Illinois
Associate Degree/Certificate Program
City Colleges of Chicago - Library Technical Assistant Program; Associate in Applied Science
College of Dupage - Online Program Available - Program(s) offered:
Library and Information Technology, Associate in Applied Science;
Library and Information Technology Certificate
College of Lake County - In-person program - Program(s) offered:
Library Marketing and Public Relations Associate of Applied Science;
Library Marketing and Public Relations Associate of Applied Science;
Library Technology Associate of Applied Science;
Public Services Associate of Applied Science;
Library Technical Assistant Certificate
Joliet Junior College - In-person program - Program(s) offered:
Library Technical Assistant Certificate of Completion
Waubonsee Community College - In-person program - Program(s) offered:
Library Technical Assistant Associate in Applied Science;
Library Technical Assistant Certificate of Achievement, Certificate of Achievement
Wilbur Wright College - In-person program - Program(s) offered:
Library Technical Assistant Associate in Applied Science
Indiana
None
Iowa
None
Kansas
Associate Degree/Certificate Program
Emporia State University - Program(s) offered:
Archives Certificate
Kentucky
Associate Degree/Certificate Program
Bluegrass Community & Technical College - In-person program - Program(s) offered:
Degree in Information Management Design, Library and Information Technology option
Bachelor's Degree
Northern Kentucky University - Online program - Program(s) offered:
Bachelor of Science Library Informatics, Highland Heights, KY.
Louisiana
None
Maine
Associate Degree/Certificate Program
University of Maine at Augusta (Augusta, Bangor, and Center Campus) - Online courses offered - Program(s) offered:
Associate of Science in Information and Library Services;
Certificate in Library and Information Services
Bachelor's Degree
University of Maine - Distance Education - Program(s) offered:
Bachelor of Science in Information and Library Services, Augusta, ME.
Maryland
None
Massachusetts
None
Michigan
Associate Degree/Certificate Program
Oakland Community College - Online courses offered - Program(s) offered:
Associate in Applied Science in Library Technician in Library Technician
Minnesota
Associate Degree/Certificate Program
Minneapolis Community & Technical College - Online Only - Program(s) offered:
Associate of Applied Science in Library Information Technology;
Technical Information Services Certificate, Public Information Services Certificate
Mississippi
Bachelor's Degree
University of Southern Mississippi - Online and In-person programs - Program(s) offered:
Bachelor of Arts in Library and Information Science, Hattiesburg, MS.
Missouri
None
Nebraska
Associate Degree/Certificate Programs
Central Community College - In-person program - Program(s) offered:
Library and Information Services Certificate
Northeast Community College - In-person program - Program(s) offered:
Associate of Arts Degree in Library and Information Services
Bachelor's Degree
University of Nebraska - Online program - Program(s) offered:
Bachelor of Science in Education degree with major in Library Science, Omaha, NB.
New Hampshire
Associate Degree/Certificate Program
White Mountains Community College - Online program - Program(s) offered:
Library Technology Certificate Program
New Jersey
None
New Mexico
None
New York
None
North Carolina
Associate Degree/Certificate Program
Central Carolina Community College - Online only - Program(s) offered:
Associate in Library and information technology;
Library and information technology diploma;
Library cataloging certificate;
Library programs certificate;
Library public services certificate;
Library basics certificate;
Certificate in library management
Bachelor's Degree
University of North Carolina - In-person Program - Program(s) offered:
Bachelor of Science in Information Science and minor in Information Systems, Chapel Hill, NC.
Ohio
Associate Degree/Certificate Program
Belmont Technical College - In-person program - Program(s) offered:
Library paraprofessional degree
Oklahoma
Associate Degree/Certificate Programs
Rose State College - Online Program available - Program(s) offered:
Library Technical Assistant Associate in Applied Science
Bachelor's Degree
University of Oklahoma - Online degree program - Program(s) offered:
Bachelor of Arts Information Studies, Norman, OK.
Oregon
Associate Degree/Certificate Programs
Portland Community College - Limited online courses available - Program(s) offered:
Library assistant certificate
Pennsylvania
Associate Degree/Certificate Programs
Northampton Community College - Online Program Only - Program(s) offered:
Associate Science in Humanities & Social Sciences: Library Technical Assistant
Bachelor's Degree
Kutztown University - Program(s) offered:
Bachelor of Science in Education (teaching program) in Library Science
Bachelor of Science (non-teaching program) in Library Science, Kutztown, PA.
Puerto Rico
None
Rhode Island
None
South Carolina
Bachelor's Degree
University of South Carolina - In-person program - Program(s) offered:
Bachelor of Science in Information Science, Columbia, SC.
Tennessee
None
Texas
Bachelor's Degree
University of Northern Texas - In-person and online program - Program(s) offered:
Bachelor of Science in Information Science, Denton, TX.
The University of Texas at Austin - In-person program - Program(s) offered:
Undergraduate minor in Information Studies, Austin, TX.
Washington
Associate Degree/Certificate Program
Central Washington University - Online program - Program(s) offered:
Type B Certificate in Library and Information Science
Highline Community College - In-person program - Program(s) offered:
Public Services Certificate;
Technical Services Certificate
Spokane Falls Community College - Online program available - Program(s) available:
Associate of Applied Science in Library and Information Services;
Library and Information Services Certificate
Bachelor's Degree
Central Washington University - Online program - Program(s) offered:
Undergraduate Minor in Library and Information Science
Undergraduate Minor in School Library Media Studies
University of Washington - In-person program - Program(s) offered:
Bachelor of Science in Informatics, Seattle, WA.
Wisconsin
None
District of Columbia
None