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General Computer Programming at Gavilan College

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General Computer Programming at Gavilan College

If you plan to study general computer programming, take a look at what Gavilan College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Gavilan College is located in Gilroy, California and has a total student population of 4,494.

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

Gavilan College General Computer Programming Degrees Available

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

Gavilan College General Computer Programming Rankings

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Computer Programming Student Demographics at Gavilan College

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

Gavilan College General Computer Programming Associate’s Program

29% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of computer programming associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer programming only graduates about 21% women each year. The program at Gavilan College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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Gavilan College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer programming graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Computer Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer programming 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 Gavilan College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
Systems Software Developers 88,910 $131,700
Computer Programmers 29,740 $97,470
Web Developers 20,170 $86,160
Computer Network Support Specialists 17,080 $75,640

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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