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Computer Programming at American River College

Every computer programming school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the programming program at American River College stacks up to those at other schools.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 25,422.

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.

American River Computer Programming Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Programming (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Programming

American River Computer Programming Rankings

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Programming Student Demographics at American River

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

American River Computer Programming Associate’s Program

26% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
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 American River may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in programming at American River are white. Around 52% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in programming graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
Systems Software Developers 88,910 $131,700
Computer Programmers 29,740 $97,470
Web Developers 20,170 $86,160
Computer Network Support Specialists 17,080 $75,640

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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