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Information Technology at Central Piedmont Community College

If you plan to study Information Technology, consider the program at Central Piedmont Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Central Piedmont Community College is in Charlotte, NC.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 716 information technology graduations were recorded at Central Piedmont Community College.

Studying Online at Central Piedmont Community College

Distance learning is available at Central Piedmont Community College. Among 20,375 students, 7,476 (37%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,677 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Information Technology graduates at Central Piedmont Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Information Technology graduates at Central Piedmont Community College are 35% women (254) and 65% men (462).

Information Technology Associate’s Program at Central Piedmont Community College

Among the 109 associate’s information technology degrees awarded at Central Piedmont Community College, 30% were women (33) and 70% were men (76).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Information Technology associate’s degree recipients at Central Piedmont Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	35
Hispanic / Latino	14
Black / African American	43
Asian	3
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	6
International (Nonresident)	6
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of Information Technology associate’s degree recipients at Central Piedmont Community College, above the national average of 50%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Information Technology Graduates

Graduates of the Information Technology program at Central Piedmont Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Information Technology graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$175,079
Health Informatics Specialists	$156,714
Database Architects	$148,480
Business Intelligence Analysts	$143,840
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$117,478
Data Warehousing Specialists	$117,424
Information Security Analysts	$111,930
Data Scientists	$106,295
Clinical Data Managers	$99,475
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$80,062

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.