Computer Programming at Valencia College

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

Valencia College is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 45,949 students attend the school each year.

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.

Valencia College Computer Programming Degrees Available

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

Valencia College Computer Programming Rankings

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Programming Student Demographics at Valencia College

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

Valencia College Computer Programming Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 26% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in programming only graduates about 22% women each year. The program at Valencia College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

Valencia College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in programming graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	15
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

If you plan to be a programming major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Valencia College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming	43

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Information Systems

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 FL, the home state for Valencia College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590
Computer Programmers	10,390	$78,890
Computer Network Support Specialists	8,580	$61,040
Web Developers	7,190	$64,160

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.