Information Technology at Northwest Florida State College

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IT program at Northwest Florida State College stacks up to those at other schools.

NWFSC is located in Niceville, Florida and approximately 5,004 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

NWFSC Information Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in IT

NWFSC Information Technology Rankings

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IT Student Demographics at NWFSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Northwest Florida State College.

NWFSC Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in IT only graduates about 22% women each year. The program at NWFSC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IT at NWFSC are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwest Florida State College with a associate's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Information Technology

The following IT concentations are available at Northwest Florida State College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwest Florida State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	5
Network & System Administration/Administrator	4

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Programming
• Computer Software & Applications

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Northwest Florida State College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Computer User Support Specialists	41,560	$49,260
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,780	$79,070
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.