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General Computer Programming at William Rainey Harper College

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General Computer Programming at William Rainey Harper College

If you are interested in studying general computer programming, you may want to check out the program at William Rainey Harper College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and approximately 12,199 students attend the school each year.

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.

Harper College General Computer Programming Degrees Available

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

Harper College General Computer Programming Rankings

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Computer Programming Student Demographics at Harper College

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

Harper College General Computer Programming Associate’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of computer programming associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer programming only graduates about 21% women each year. The program at Harper College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 45% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer programming at Harper College are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

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 IL, the home state for William Rainey Harper College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers 30,500 $96,610
Systems Software Developers 17,130 $108,570
Computer Programmers 11,350 $91,860
Computer Network Support Specialists 9,940 $65,830
Web Developers 5,180 $74,420

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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