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Computer Science at American River College

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what American River College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 25,422.

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

American River Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in CompSci

American River Computer Science Rankings

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CompSci Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at American River College.

American River Computer Science Associate’s Program

14% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of compsci associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in compsci graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at American River College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 43

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
Systems Software Developers 88,910 $131,700
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers 63,640 $180,250
Computer Programmers 29,740 $97,470

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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