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Computer Programming at Southwestern Illinois College

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

SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,906.

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.

SWIC Computer Programming Degrees Available

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

SWIC 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 SWIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the programming majors at Southwestern Illinois College.

SWIC Computer Programming Associate’s Program

30% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in programming only graduates about 22% women each year. The program at SWIC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in programming at SWIC are white. Around 70% 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 Southwestern Illinois College with a associate's in programming.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming 10

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 IL, the home state for Southwestern Illinois College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers 30,500 $96,610
Systems Software Developers 17,130 $108,570
Computer Programmers 11,350 $91,860
Computer Network Support Specialists 9,940 $65,830
Web Developers 5,180 $74,420

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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