Computer Programming at Grand Rapids Community College

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

Grand Rapids Community College is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and approximately 12,107 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.

Grand Rapids Community College Computer Programming Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Programming

Grand Rapids Community College Computer Programming Rankings

Programming Student Demographics at Grand Rapids Community College

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

Grand Rapids Community College Computer Programming Associate’s Program

29% Women

7% 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 Grand Rapids Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in programming at Grand Rapids Community College are white. Around 71% 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 Grand Rapids Community College with a associate's in programming.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grand Rapids Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming	12

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 MI, the home state for Grand Rapids Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260
Systems Software Developers	10,320	$88,560
Computer Programmers	3,960	$76,450
Computer Network Support Specialists	2,780	$60,470
Web Developers	2,690	$67,000

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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