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Computer Programming at College of San Mateo

If you are interested in studying computer programming, you may want to check out the program at College of San Mateo. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSM is located in San Mateo, California and has a total student population of 7,494.

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

CSM Computer Programming Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CSM

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Associate’s Degree

CSM Computer Programming Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Programming Student Demographics at CSM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the programming majors at College of San Mateo.

CSM Computer Programming Associate’s Program

30% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in programming only graduates about 22% women each year. The program at CSM may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in programming at CSM are white. Around 80% 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 College of San Mateo with a associate's in programming.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in programming can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for College of San Mateo.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
Systems Software Developers 88,910 $131,700
Computer Programmers 29,740 $97,470
Web Developers 20,170 $86,160
Computer Network Support Specialists 17,080 $75,640

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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