Computer Information Systems at South Central College

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

South Central College is located in North Mankato, Minnesota and approximately 2,653 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.

South Central College Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

South Central College Computer Information Systems Rankings

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CIS Student Demographics at South Central College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at South Central College.

South Central College Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of CIS associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in CIS only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at South Central College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

South Central College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in CIS graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South Central College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	6

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking

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 MN, the home state for South Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Software Applications Developers	19,970	$96,750
Computer Systems Analysts	18,710	$92,920
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,510	$143,300
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,610	$85,620
Systems Software Developers	6,460	$110,460

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.