General Computer & Information Sciences at Tidewater Community College

If you are interested in studying general computer and information sciences, you may want to check out the program at Tidewater Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Tidewater Community College is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 16,769.

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

Tidewater Community College General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computer and Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Computer and Information Sciences (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Tidewater Community College General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

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Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Tidewater Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Tidewater Community College.

Tidewater Community College General Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 26% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer and information sciences only graduates about 23% women each year. The program at Tidewater Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

Tidewater Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer and information sciences graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tidewater Community College with a associate's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Tidewater Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Computer Systems Analysts	26,800	$102,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290
Computer Network Architects	9,700	$123,050

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.