Information Technology at Hillsborough Community College

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IT program at Hillsborough Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

HCC is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 19,532 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.

HCC Information Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in IT (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in IT

HCC Information Technology 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.

IT Student Demographics at HCC

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

HCC Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in IT only graduates about 22% women each year. The program at HCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

HCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in IT graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Information Technology

If you plan to be a IT 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 Hillsborough Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Network & System Administration/Administrator	20
Computer & IS Security	8
Information Technology Project Management	2

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Programming
• Computer Software & Applications

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 FL, the home state for Hillsborough Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Computer User Support Specialists	41,560	$49,260
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,780	$79,070
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900

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.