Information Technology at Limestone College

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

Limestone College is located in Gaffney, South Carolina and has a total student population of 1,943. In 2021, 29 IT majors received their bachelor's degree from Limestone College.

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.

Limestone College Information Technology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in IT
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at Limestone College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Limestone College does offer online courses in IT for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Limestone College Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at Limestone College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 IT major at Limestone College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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 Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Online Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
	47
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools	60
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
	79
Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	83
Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	84
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	87
Best Information Technology Schools	135
Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	135
	181
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	254
Best Value Information Technology Schools	267
Most Focused Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	373
Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	396

How Much Do IT Graduates from Limestone College Make?

The median salary of IT students who receive their bachelor's degree at Limestone College is $55,004. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $51,250 for all IT bachelor's degree recipients.

IT Student Demographics at Limestone College

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

Limestone College Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Limestone College Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 IT majors earned their bachelor's degree from Limestone College. Of these graduates, 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at Limestone College since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IT bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Information Technology

Information Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Limestone College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	17
Information Technology Management	13

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Programming

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 SC, the home state for Limestone College.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Computer User Support Specialists	6,730	$47,040
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	5,780	$75,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,070	$120,720
Computer Network Support Specialists	2,590	$54,530
Managers	1,760	$100,890

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
• Image Credit: By Morder (talk) under License

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