Information Technology at Atlanta Technical College

If you plan to study information technology, take a look at what Atlanta Technical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Atlanta Area Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 3,030 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.

Atlanta Area Tech Information Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in IT (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at Atlanta Area Tech

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Atlanta Area Tech does offer online courses in IT for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Atlanta Area Tech Information Technology Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

IT Student Demographics at Atlanta Area Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Atlanta Technical College.

Atlanta Area Tech 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 Atlanta Area Tech may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

Atlanta Area Tech does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in IT graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Information Technology

Information Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Atlanta Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	11
Network & System Administration/Administrator	10

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Programming

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 GA, the home state for Atlanta Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Computer User Support Specialists	22,090	$53,090
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,990	$143,930
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	10,040	$86,910

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.