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Computer Software & Applications at College of the Desert

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Computer Software & Applications at College of the Desert

Every computer software and applications school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer software program at College of the Desert stacks up to those at other schools.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and approximately 10,932 students attend the school each year.

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

College of the Desert Computer Software & Applications Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Computer Software (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Computer Software

College of the Desert Computer Software & Applications Rankings

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Computer Software Student Demographics at College of the Desert

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

College of the Desert Computer Software & Applications Associate’s Program

57% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of computer software associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer software only graduates about 42% women each year. The program at College of the Desert may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

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College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer software graduates 53% 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 computer software.

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

Concentrations Within Computer Software & Applications

Computer Software & Applications 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 College of the Desert. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Graphics 7

Careers That Computer Software Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer software 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
Computer Programmers 29,740 $97,470
Graphic Designers 29,320 $61,100
Web Developers 20,170 $86,160
Database Administrators 10,970 $100,890

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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