Computer Systems Networking at Highline College

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

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 Systems Networking section at the bottom of this page.

Highline Computer Systems Networking Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Networking

Highline Computer Systems Networking Rankings

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Networking Student Demographics at Highline

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

Highline Computer Systems Networking Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of networking associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in networking only graduates about 17% women each year. The program at Highline may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Programming
• Information Technology

Careers That Networking Grads May Go Into

A degree in networking 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
Computer Systems Analysts	17,970	$96,860
Computer Network Architects	5,800	$111,960
Computer Network Support Specialists	3,940	$81,270
Information Security Analysts	2,690	$107,800

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.