General Computer & Information Sciences at Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and has a total student population of 52,873.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Northern Virginia Community College General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computer and Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Northern Virginia Community College General Computer & Information Sciences 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 and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Northern Virginia Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Northern Virginia Community College.

Northern Virginia Community College General Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer and information sciences only graduates about 23% women each year. The program at Northern Virginia Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

Northern Virginia Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer and information sciences graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Virginia Community College with a associate's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	40
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Information Technology

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Northern Virginia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Computer Systems Analysts	26,800	$102,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290
Computer Network Architects	9,700	$123,050

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.