Computer Science at Dutchess Community College

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

DCC is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 8,034 students attend the school each year.

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

DCC Computer Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in CompSci

DCC Computer Science Rankings

CompSci Student Demographics at DCC

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

DCC Computer Science Associate’s Program

14% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of compsci associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in compsci at DCC are white. Around 59% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. DCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in compsci graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at Dutchess Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Dutchess Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	18

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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 Dutchess Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Programmers	15,380	$91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200

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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