Information Technology at Community College of Philadelphia

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

Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,672 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.

Community College of Philadelphia Information Technology Degrees Available

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

Community College of Philadelphia Information Technology Rankings

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IT Student Demographics at Community College of Philadelphia

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

Community College of Philadelphia Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in IT only graduates about 22% women each year. The program at Community College of Philadelphia may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

Community College of Philadelphia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in IT graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Information Technology

Information Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Community College of Philadelphia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	21
Network & System Administration/Administrator	2

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

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 PA, the home state for Community College of Philadelphia.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Computer User Support Specialists	22,790	$52,370
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12,760	$77,700
Managers	11,060	$126,290

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.