Computer & IS Security at Northern Virginia Community College

Every computer and IS security 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 systems security / auditing / information assurance 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 Computer & IS Security section at the bottom of this page.

Northern Virginia Community College Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance

Northern Virginia Community College Computer & IS Security 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 Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Student Demographics at Northern Virginia Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance majors at Northern Virginia Community College.

Northern Virginia Community College Computer & IS Security Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance associate's degrees went to men and 26% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance only graduates about 21% women each year. The program at Northern Virginia Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% 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 systems security / auditing / information assurance graduates 26% 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 systems security / auditing / information assurance.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance 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
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Information Security Analysts	14,180	$111,780
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290
Computer Network Architects	9,700	$123,050
Computer Network Support Specialists	6,970	$73,050

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.