Information Technology at College of Western Idaho

What traits are you looking for in a it school? To help you decide if College of Western Idaho is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's it program.

CWI is located in Nampa, Idaho and has a total student population of 10,200.

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.

CWI Information Technology Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in IT (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in IT

CWI Information Technology Rankings

IT Student Demographics at CWI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the it majors at College of Western Idaho.

CWI Information Technology Associate’s Program

16% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of it associate's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in it at CWI are white. Around 76% 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 Western Idaho with a associate's in it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Information Technology

If you plan to be a it major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of Western Idaho. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	19
Network & System Administration/Administrator	14
Computer Support Specialist	14

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 ID, the home state for College of Western Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Computer User Support Specialists	3,230	$48,990
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,410	$66,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,410	$102,910
Managers	1,350	$85,070
Computer Workers	790	$80,610

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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