Information Technology at College of the Desert

If you are interested in studying information technology, you may want to check out the program at College of the Desert. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and has a total student population of 10,932.

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.

College of the Desert Information Technology Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in IT (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in IT

College of the Desert Information Technology 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.

IT Student Demographics at College of the Desert

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

College of the Desert Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in IT only graduates about 27% women each year. The program at College of the Desert may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 23% more women than average.

College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in IT graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for College of the Desert.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Systems Analysts	67,950	$103,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250
Computer Network Architects	16,650	$127,500

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.