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Computer Information Systems at Northwest-Shoals Community College

If you are interested in studying computer information systems, you may want to check out the program at Northwest-Shoals Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NW-SCC is located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and has a total student population of 3,360.

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

NW-SCC Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in CIS (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in CIS

Online Classes Are Available at NW-SCC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NW-SCC offers distance education options for CIS at the following degree levels:

NW-SCC Computer Information Systems 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.

CIS Student Demographics at NW-SCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Northwest-Shoals Community College.

NW-SCC Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

13% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 87% of CIS associate's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in CIS at NW-SCC are white. Around 87% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwest-Shoals Community College with a associate's in CIS.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a CIS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwest-Shoals Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences 15

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in CIS can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Northwest-Shoals Community College.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Software Applications Developers 6,210 $96,400
Systems Software Developers 4,360 $105,890
Computer Systems Analysts 3,910 $84,950
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 3,850 $76,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,200 $126,300

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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