Information Technology at Texas State Technical College

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IT program at Texas State Technical College stacks up to those at other schools.

TSTC is located in Waco, Texas and has a total student population of 10,654.

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.

TSTC Information Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in IT (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at TSTC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Associate’s Degree

TSTC Information Technology 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.

IT Student Demographics at TSTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Texas State Technical College.

TSTC Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IT at TSTC are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. TSTC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in IT graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	71
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Information Technology

Information Technology 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 Texas State Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	78
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	38
Network & System Administration/Administrator	12

Related Majors

• Computer Science
• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Programming

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 TX, the home state for Texas State Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Computer User Support Specialists	60,380	$52,250
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Managers	20,710	$122,130

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.