Computer & IS Security at Whatcom Community College

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

Whatcom Community College is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 2,719.

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

Whatcom Community College Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance

Whatcom Community College Computer & IS Security Rankings

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Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Student Demographics at Whatcom Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance majors at Whatcom Community College.

Whatcom Community College Computer & IS Security Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance associate's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance at Whatcom Community College are white. Around 67% 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 Whatcom Community College with a associate's in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Network & System Administration/Administrator
• Computer Support Specialist

Careers That Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Whatcom Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	8,920	$92,750
Computer Network Architects	5,800	$111,960
Computer Network Support Specialists	3,940	$81,270
Information Security Analysts	2,690	$107,800

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.