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Information Technology at Southwestern Community College

If you are interested in studying Information Technology, you may want to check out the program at Southwestern Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southwestern Community College sits in Sylva, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 31 information technology degrees were awarded at Southwestern Community College.

Studying Online at Southwestern Community College

Distance learning is available at Southwestern Community College. Among 2,157 students, 735 (34%) studied exclusively online and 646 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Information Technology graduates at Southwestern Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Information Technology graduates at Southwestern Community College are 19% women (6) and 81% men (25).

Information Technology Associate’s Program at Southwestern Community College

Among the 5 associate’s information technology degrees awarded at Southwestern Community College, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (5).

Southwestern Community College gender breakdown of Information Technology Associate's degree recipients

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Information Technology associate’s degree recipients at Southwestern Community College.

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 4
Black / African American 1
Racial-ethnic diversity of Information Technology majors at Southwestern Community College

Minority students account for 20% of Information Technology associate’s degree recipients at Southwestern Community College, below the national average of 50%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Information Technology Graduates

Graduates of the Information Technology program at Southwestern Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for Information Technology majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation Nationwide Median Wage
Computer and Information Systems Managers $175,079
Health Informatics Specialists $156,714
Database Architects $148,480
Business Intelligence Analysts $143,840
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists $117,478
Data Warehousing Specialists $117,424
Information Security Analysts $111,930
Data Scientists $106,295
Clinical Data Managers $99,475
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $80,062

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