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Information Technology at Portland Community College

If you plan to study information technology, take a look at what Portland Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 22,904 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.

Portland Community College Information Technology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Portland Community College

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.

Portland Community College does offer online education options in IT for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

Portland Community College Information Technology Rankings

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IT Student Demographics at Portland Community College

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

Portland Community College Information Technology Associate’s Program

12% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 88% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IT at Portland Community College are white. Around 67% 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 Portland Community College with a associate's in IT.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 33
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Information Technology

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Network & System Administration/Administrator 26
Computer & IS Security 23

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 OR, the home state for Portland Community College.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Computer User Support Specialists 7,980 $53,380
Managers 7,850 $94,400
Computer Workers 6,000 $79,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers 5,370 $129,680
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 3,980 $82,020

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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