General Computer & Information Sciences at Arizona Western College

If you plan to study general computer and information sciences, take a look at what Arizona Western College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

AWC is located in Yuma, Arizona and approximately 6,487 students attend the school each year.

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

AWC General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Computer and Information Sciences (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

AWC General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at AWC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Arizona Western College.

AWC General Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 34% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer and information sciences only graduates about 23% women each year. The program at AWC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

AWC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer and information sciences graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona Western College with a associate's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Arizona Western College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Computer Systems Analysts	11,570	$88,970
Computer Workers	9,150	$85,010
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,330	$85,850
Computer and Information Systems Managers	7,090	$137,420
Computer Network Architects	2,550	$101,750

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.