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Computer Programming at Green River College

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

GRC is located in Auburn, Washington and approximately 7,493 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 46 programming majors received their bachelor's degree from GRC.

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

GRC Computer Programming Degrees Available

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

GRC Computer Programming Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks programming programs across the country. The following shows how GRC performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The programming major at GRC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Programming. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools 13
Most Focused Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools 22
Most Focused Computer Programming Basic Certificate Schools 24
Most Popular Computer Programming Basic Certificate Schools 25
Most Popular Computer Programming Schools 28
Most Focused Computer Programming Schools 42

Programming Student Demographics at GRC

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

GRC Computer Programming Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 programming majors earned their bachelor's degree from GRC. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 21
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

GRC also has a doctoral program available in programming. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

If you plan to be a programming 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 Green River College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming 46

Careers That Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 WA, the home state for Green River College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers 53,860 $131,790
Systems Software Developers 16,130 $121,250
Computer Programmers 9,670 $126,920
Web Developers 5,880 $94,060
Computer Network Support Specialists 3,940 $81,270

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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