Computer & IS Security at El Centro College

Every computer and IS security school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance program at El Centro College stacks up to those at other schools.

El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 74,781 students attend the school each year.

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

El Centro College Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance

El Centro College Computer & IS Security Rankings

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Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Student Demographics at El Centro College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance majors at El Centro College.

El Centro College Computer & IS Security Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance associate's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance only graduates about 21% women each year. The program at El Centro College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

El Centro College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from El Centro College with a associate's in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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Careers That Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for El Centro College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Network Support Specialists	14,230	$73,440
Computer Network Architects	12,560	$119,340
Database Administrators	11,020	$95,470

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.