Computer Software & Applications at Heartland Community College

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

Heartland Community College is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 4,485 students attend the school each year.

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

Heartland Community College Computer Software & Applications Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Computer Software (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Computer Software

Heartland Community College Computer Software & Applications Rankings

Computer Software Student Demographics at Heartland Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer software majors at Heartland Community College.

Heartland Community College Computer Software & Applications Associate’s Program

60% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of computer software associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer software only graduates about 45% women each year. The program at Heartland Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer software at Heartland Community College are white. Around 80% 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 Heartland Community College with a associate's in computer software.

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

Concentrations Within Computer Software & Applications

The following computer software concentations are available at Heartland Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Heartland Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Web & Multimedia Design	5

Computer Systems Networking

Careers That Computer Software Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer software can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Heartland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Graphic Designers	11,700	$56,890
Computer Programmers	11,350	$91,860
Web Developers	5,180	$74,420
Database Administrators	3,570	$96,230

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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