Computer Information Systems at Paradise Valley Community College

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

Paradise Valley Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and approximately 6,575 students attend the school each year.

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.

Paradise Valley Community College Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Paradise Valley Community College Computer Information Systems Rankings

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CIS Student Demographics at Paradise Valley Community College

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

Paradise Valley Community College Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of CIS associate's degrees went to men and 32% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in CIS only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at Paradise Valley Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

Paradise Valley Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in CIS graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

The following CIS concentations are available at Paradise Valley Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Paradise Valley Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	18
Information Technology	1

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Analysis
• Computer Science

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 AZ, the home state for Paradise Valley Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Software Applications Developers	14,130	$98,670
Computer Systems Analysts	11,570	$88,970
Systems Software Developers	11,500	$103,860
Computer Workers	9,150	$85,010
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,330	$85,850

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.