Computer Programming at El Centro College

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

El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 74,781 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.

El Centro College Computer Programming Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Programming (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Programming (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Programming

El Centro College Computer Programming Rankings

Programming Student Demographics at El Centro College

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

El Centro College Computer Programming Associate’s Program

29% Women

84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in programming only graduates about 23% women each year. The program at El Centro College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

El Centro College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in programming graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	7
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from El Centro College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming	68

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 TX, the home state for El Centro College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Programmers	20,960	$91,970
Computer Network Support Specialists	14,230	$73,440
Web Developers	7,830	$74,250

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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