Computer Science at Central Penn College

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Central Penn College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Central Penn is located in Summerdale, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 963. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from Central Penn.

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

Central Penn Computer Science Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in CompSci
• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

Online Classes Are Available at Central Penn

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Central Penn offers distance education options for compsci at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Central Penn Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Central Penn compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at Central Penn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Online Computer Science Schools	21
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
	40
Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	40
Most Focused Computer Science Associate Degree Schools	46
Best Value Computer Science Schools	171
Best Computer Science Schools	293
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	321
	329
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	366

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from Central Penn Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Central Penn is $46,625. This is less than $63,247, which is the national average of all compsci majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

CompSci Student Demographics at Central Penn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Central Penn College.

Central Penn Computer Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of compsci associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in compsci at Central Penn are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Central Penn does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in compsci graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Central Penn Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in compsci from Central Penn. About 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Central Penn since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci at Central Penn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Penn College with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Central Penn also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Central Penn College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Computer Programmers	8,990	$85,800
Systems Software Developers	8,810	$103,520

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.