Computer Programming at South Puget Sound Community College

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

South Puget Sound Community College is located in Olympia, Washington and has a total student population of 4,665.

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

South Puget Sound Community College Computer Programming Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Programming

South Puget Sound Community College Computer Programming Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Programming Student Demographics at South Puget Sound Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the programming majors at South Puget Sound Community College.

South Puget Sound Community College Computer Programming Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 24% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in programming only graduates about 22% women each year. The program at South Puget Sound Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in programming at South Puget Sound Community College are white. Around 59% 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 South Puget Sound Community College with a associate's in programming.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

Computer Programming 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 Puget Sound Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming	17

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Data Processing
• Computer Systems Networking

Careers That Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in programming can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for South Puget Sound Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Computer Programmers	9,670	$126,920
Web Developers	5,880	$94,060
Computer Network Support Specialists	3,940	$81,270

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.