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Computer Software & Applications at Polk State College

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Computer Software & Applications at Polk State College

If you plan to study computer software and applications, take a look at what Polk State College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Polk State is located in Winter Haven, Florida and approximately 9,961 students attend the school each year.

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

Polk State Computer Software & Applications Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Computer Software

Polk State Computer Software & Applications Rankings

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Computer Software Student Demographics at Polk State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer software majors at Polk State College.

Polk State Computer Software & Applications Associate’s Program

29% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of computer software associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer software at Polk State are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Polk State does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer software graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Computer Software & Applications

The following computer software concentations are available at Polk State College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Polk State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Web & Multimedia Design 7

Careers That Computer Software Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer software can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Polk State College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Software Applications Developers 38,160 $95,610
Graphic Designers 13,550 $48,780
Computer Programmers 10,390 $78,890
Web Developers 7,190 $64,160
Database Administrators 6,980 $86,870

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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