Computer & Information Sciences at Highline College

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying computer & information sciences, you may want to check out the program at Highline College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and approximately 5,829 students attend the school each year.

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

Highline Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Highline Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at Highline is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Highline

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Highline College.

Highline Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

38% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of computer & information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer & information sciences only graduates about 27% women each year. The program at Highline may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

Highline does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer & information sciences graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Highline Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

34% Women

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% went to women. The typical computer & information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% women. So female students are more repesented at Highline since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer & information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer & information sciences concentations are available at Highline College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Highline College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	16
Computer Systems Networking	8
Computer Programming	2
Computer Software & Applications	1

Communications Technologies & Support

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & 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 WA, the home state for Highline College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Computer User Support Specialists	18,630	$62,180
Computer Systems Analysts	17,970	$96,860
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290

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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