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Computer Science at South Texas College

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at South Texas College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and has a total student population of 28,233.

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

South Texas College Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Computer Science

Online Classes Are Available at South Texas 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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? South Texas College offers distance education options for computer science at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

South Texas College Computer Science Rankings

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Computer Science Student Demographics at South Texas College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at South Texas College.

South Texas College Computer Science Associate’s Program

18% Women
91% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of computer science associate's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer science graduates 56% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 38
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers 71,260 $108,760
Systems Software Developers 28,720 $110,740
Computer Workers 25,620 $90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers 22,350 $154,650
Computer Programmers 20,960 $91,970

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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