Information Technology at Pikes Peak Community College

What traits are you looking for in a IT school? To help you decide if Pikes Peak Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IT program.

PPCC is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and approximately 12,506 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.

PPCC Information Technology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at PPCC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, PPCC does offer online courses in IT for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

PPCC Information Technology Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

IT Student Demographics at PPCC

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

PPCC Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IT at PPCC are white. Around 69% 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 Pikes Peak Community College with a associate's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Information Technology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	29

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Information Systems

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 CO, the home state for Pikes Peak Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Computer Workers	16,440	$102,470
Computer User Support Specialists	14,390	$60,440
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	11,610	$84,170
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers	7,600	$164,220

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.