Computer & Information Sciences at Cypress College

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if Cypress College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

Cypress College is located in Cypress, California and approximately 15,325 students attend the school each year.

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

Cypress College Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Cypress College Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

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Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Cypress College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Cypress College.

Cypress College Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer and information sciences only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at Cypress College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

Cypress College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer and information sciences 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 Cypress College with a associate's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cypress College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Programming	4
Computer Systems Networking	4
Computer Science	3
Information Technology	3

Related Majors

• Engineering
• Engineering Technologies
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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 Cypress College.

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 User Support Specialists	70,510	$66,350
Computer Systems Analysts	67,950	$103,930

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.