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Computer Information Systems at Blue Ridge Community College

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Computer Information Systems at Blue Ridge Community College

Every computer information systems school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CIS program at Blue Ridge Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

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

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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

38% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of CIS associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in CIS only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at BRCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in CIS at BRCC are white. Around 63% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. BRCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in CIS graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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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