Information Technology at Northern Virginia Community College

What traits are you looking for in a IT school? To help you decide if Northern Virginia Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IT program.

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 Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Northern Virginia Community College Information Technology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in IT

Northern Virginia Community College Information Technology Rankings

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IT Student Demographics at Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 26% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in IT only graduates about 22% women each year. The program at Northern Virginia Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% 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 IT graduates 27% 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 IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	80
Black or African American	79
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	103
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

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 Northern Virginia Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	345

Related Majors

• Computer Science
• Computer Information Systems

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 VA, the home state for Northern Virginia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Computer User Support Specialists	19,880	$58,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Information Security Analysts	14,180	$111,780

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.