Information Technology at Clover Park Technical College

If you are interested in studying information technology, you may want to check out the program at Clover Park Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CPTC is located in Lakewood, Washington and approximately 3,591 students attend the school each year.

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

CPTC Information Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in IT (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in IT
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

CPTC Information Technology Rankings

The it major at CPTC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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.

IT Student Demographics at CPTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the it majors at Clover Park Technical College.

CPTC Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of it associate's degrees went to men and 24% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in it only graduates about 23% women each year. The program at CPTC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in it at CPTC are white. Around 58% 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 Clover Park Technical College with a associate's in it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

CPTC Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its it bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Clover Park Technical College with a bachelor's in it.

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

Concentrations Within Information Technology

Information Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Clover Park Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	47

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Programming

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in it can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Clover Park Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Computer User Support Specialists	18,630	$62,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	8,920	$92,750

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.