Computer Systems Networking at College of the Desert

Every computer systems networking school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the networking 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 Systems Networking section at the bottom of this page.

College of the Desert Computer Systems Networking Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Networking

College of the Desert Computer Systems Networking Rankings

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Networking Student Demographics at College of the Desert

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

College of the Desert Computer Systems Networking Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of networking associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in networking only graduates about 17% women each year. The program at College of the Desert may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 12% 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 networking graduates 39% 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 networking.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Systems Networking

If you plan to be a networking major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 Systems Networking and Telecommunications	7

Related Majors

• Computer Science
• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That Networking Grads May Go Into

A degree in networking 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
Computer Systems Analysts	67,950	$103,930
Computer Network Support Specialists	17,080	$75,640
Computer Network Architects	16,650	$127,500
Information Security Analysts	7,830	$110,340

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.