Computer Programming at Community College of Allegheny County

If you plan to study computer programming, take a look at what Community College of Allegheny County has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CCAC is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,217 students attend the school each year.

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.

CCAC Computer Programming Degrees Available

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

CCAC Computer Programming Rankings

Programming Student Demographics at CCAC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the programming majors at Community College of Allegheny County.

CCAC Computer Programming Associate’s Program

37% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in programming only graduates about 23% women each year. The program at CCAC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in programming at CCAC are white. Around 67% 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 Community College of Allegheny County with a associate's in programming.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

Computer Programming majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Community College of Allegheny County. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming	28

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 PA, the home state for Community College of Allegheny County.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Computer Programmers	8,990	$85,800
Systems Software Developers	8,810	$103,520
Computer Network Support Specialists	6,400	$64,700
Web Developers	4,610	$72,030

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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