Computer Programming at LaGuardia Community College

Every computer programming school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the programming program at LaGuardia Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

LaGuardia is located in Long Island City, New York and has a total student population of 16,971.

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.

LaGuardia Computer Programming Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Programming

LaGuardia Computer Programming Rankings

Programming Student Demographics at LaGuardia

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

LaGuardia Computer Programming Associate’s Program

28% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in programming only graduates about 23% women each year. The program at LaGuardia may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

LaGuardia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in programming graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

If you plan to be a programming 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 LaGuardia Community College. 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 NY, the home state for LaGuardia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Programmers	15,380	$91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200
Web Developers	12,030	$79,880

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.

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