Computer Software & Applications at Arizona Western College

If you are interested in studying computer software & applications, you may want to check out the program at Arizona Western College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

AWC is located in Yuma, Arizona and approximately 6,487 students attend the school each year.

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

AWC Computer Software & Applications Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Computer Software

AWC Computer Software & Applications Rankings

Computer Software Student Demographics at AWC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer software majors at Arizona Western College.

AWC Computer Software & Applications Associate’s Program

50% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of computer software associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer software only graduates about 45% women each year. The program at AWC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

AWC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer software graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Computer Software & Applications

Computer Software & Applications majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Arizona Western College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Graphics	4

Computer Information Systems

Careers That Computer Software Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer software can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Arizona Western College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Software Applications Developers	14,130	$98,670
Computer Programmers	3,320	$95,900
Graphic Designers	3,120	$54,030
Web Developers	2,440	$70,450
Database Administrators	1,930	$88,670

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.

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