Information Technology at MiraCosta 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 MiraCosta College stacks up to those at other schools.

MiraCosta College is located in Oceanside, California and approximately 12,645 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.

MiraCosta College Information Technology Degrees Available

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

MiraCosta College Information Technology Rankings

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IT Student Demographics at MiraCosta College

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

MiraCosta College Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

MiraCosta College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in IT graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Information Technology

Information Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from MiraCosta College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	16
Computer Support Specialist	1

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Data Entry
• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Science

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 CA, the home state for MiraCosta College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer User Support Specialists	70,510	$66,350
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	36,900	$97,810

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.