Computer Information Systems at Blue Ridge Community College

If you plan to study computer information systems, take a look at what Blue Ridge Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BRCC is located in Weyers Cave, Virginia and has a total student population of 3,462.

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

BRCC Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

BRCC Computer Information Systems Rankings

CIS Student Demographics at BRCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cis majors at Blue Ridge Community College.

BRCC Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

29% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of cis associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in cis only graduates about 27% women each year. The program at BRCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in cis at BRCC are white. Around 71% 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 Blue Ridge Community College with a associate's in cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a cis major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Blue Ridge Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	8

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in cis 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 Blue Ridge Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Computer Systems Analysts	26,800	$102,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270

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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