General Computer & Information Sciences at Great Basin College

If you plan to study general computer & information sciences, take a look at what Great Basin College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Great Basin College is located in Elko, Nevada and approximately 3,772 students attend the school each year.

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

Great Basin College General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Great Basin College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Great Basin College does offer online courses in computer and information sciences for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

Great Basin College General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Great Basin College

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

Great Basin College General Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer and information sciences only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at Great Basin College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Great Basin College with a associate's in computer and information sciences.

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

Careers That Computer and 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 NV, the home state for Great Basin College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Computer Workers	2,600	$72,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,830	$134,840
Computer Systems Analysts	1,750	$80,580
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,500	$84,330
Computer Network Architects	640	$104,350

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
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