General Computer Programming at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and approximately 8,677 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.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Computer Programming Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Computer Programming (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Computer Programming

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Computer Programming 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.

Computer Programming Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer programming majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Computer Programming Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of computer programming associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer programming only graduates about 21% women each year. The program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer programming at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer programming graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College with a associate's in computer programming.

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

Related Majors

• App Specific Computer Programming

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,020	$66,110
Systems Software Developers	950	$86,360
Software Applications Developers	910	$85,470
Computer Programmers	880	$73,940
Web Developers	280	$63,800

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.