Computer Information Systems at College of the Desert

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 College of the Desert stacks up to those at other schools.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and has a total student population of 10,932.

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.

College of the Desert Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in CIS

College of the Desert Computer Information Systems Rankings

CIS Student Demographics at College of the Desert

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cis majors at College of the Desert.

College of the Desert Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

67% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of cis associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in cis only graduates about 27% women each year. The program at College of the Desert may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 40% more women than average.

College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in cis graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a cis major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of the Desert. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	8

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 CA, the home state for College of the Desert.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer Systems Analysts	67,950	$103,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250

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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