Computer Information Systems at Pikes Peak Community College

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

PPCC is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,506.

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.

PPCC Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at PPCC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Associate’s Degree

PPCC Computer Information Systems Rankings

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CIS Student Demographics at PPCC

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

PPCC Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of CIS associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in CIS only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at PPCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in CIS at PPCC are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. PPCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in CIS 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 Pikes Peak Community College with a associate's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
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 Pikes Peak Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	21

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Information Technology

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 CO, the home state for Pikes Peak Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Software Applications Developers	30,400	$106,730
Computer Workers	16,440	$102,470
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	11,610	$84,170
Systems Software Developers	11,170	$124,410
Computer Systems Analysts	8,680	$96,030

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.