General Computer Programming at American River College
American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Computer Programming section at the bottom of this page.
American River General Computer Programming Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Computer Programming (Less Than 1 Year)
- Associate’s Degree in Computer Programming
American River General Computer Programming Rankings
Computer Programming Student Demographics at American River
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer programming majors at American River College.
American River General Computer Programming Associate’s Program
American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer programming graduates 15% 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 computer programming.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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Careers That Computer Programming Grads May Go Into
A degree in computer 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.