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General Computer & Information Sciences at Virginia Western Community College

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General Computer & Information Sciences at Virginia Western Community College

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if Virginia Western Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

Virginia Western Community College is located in Roanoke, Virginia and approximately 5,738 students attend the school each year.

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.

Virginia Western Community College General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

Virginia Western Community College General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

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Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Virginia Western Community College

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

Virginia Western Community College General Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

24% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 76% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer and information sciences at Virginia Western Community College are white. Around 92% 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 Virginia Western Community College with a associate's in computer and information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Virginia Western 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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