Computer Science at Central Penn College

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if Central Penn College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

Central Penn is located in Summerdale, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 963. In 2021, 19 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Central Penn.

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.

Central Penn Computer Science Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Computer Science
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Online Classes Are Available at Central Penn

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.

Central Penn does offer online education options in computer science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Central Penn Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how Central Penn performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at Central Penn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online General Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Online General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular Online General Computer Science Schools	21
Best General Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	27
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Best Value General Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	40
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Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	43
Most Focused General Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	46
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Most Popular General Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	140
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	171
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	254
Best General Computer Science Schools	293
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	321
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Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	366
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Computer Science Student Demographics at Central Penn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Central Penn College.

Central Penn Computer Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of computer science associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer science at Central Penn are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Central Penn does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer science graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Penn College with a associate's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Central Penn Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 computer science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Central Penn, about 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Central Penn since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at Central Penn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Penn College with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Central Penn also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Central Penn College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Computer Programmers	8,990	$85,800
Systems Software Developers	8,810	$103,520

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.