Information Technology at Palomar College

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IT program at Palomar College stacks up to those at other schools.

Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 21,141 students attend the school each year.

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.

Palomar College Information Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in IT (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in IT

Palomar College Information Technology Rankings

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IT Student Demographics at Palomar College

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

Palomar College Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in IT only graduates about 27% women each year. The program at Palomar College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IT at Palomar College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Palomar College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in IT graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Palomar College with a associate's in IT.

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

Related Majors

• General Computer & Information Sciences

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 CA, the home state for Palomar College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Systems Analysts	67,950	$103,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250
Computer Network Architects	16,650	$127,500

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.