Information Technology at Highline College

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

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

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 Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Highline Information Technology Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in IT
Bachelor’s Degree in IT

Highline Information Technology Rankings

The it major at Highline is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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.

IT Student Demographics at Highline

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

Highline Information Technology Associate’s Program

60% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of it associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in it only graduates about 23% women each year. The program at Highline may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 37% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in it at Highline are white. Around 60% 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 Highline College with a associate's in it.

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

Highline Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

34% Women

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of it bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% went to women. The typical it bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Highline since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its it 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 it.

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 Information Technology

The following it 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
Computer & IS Security	15
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	1

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in it 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 User Support Specialists	18,630	$62,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	8,920	$92,750

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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