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Computer Programming at Highline College

Every computer programming school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the programming program at Highline College stacks up to those at other schools.

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and has a total student population of 5,829.

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.

Highline Computer Programming Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Programming (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Programming

Highline Computer Programming Rankings

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Programming Student Demographics at Highline

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

Highline Computer Programming Associate’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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Highline does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in programming 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 programming.

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

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 WA, the home state for Highline College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers 53,860 $131,790
Systems Software Developers 16,130 $121,250
Computer Programmers 9,670 $126,920
Web Developers 5,880 $94,060
Computer Network Support Specialists 3,940 $81,270

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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