Computer & Information Sciences at Hillsborough Community College

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

HCC is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 19,532.

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.

HCC Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at HCC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, HCC does offer online courses in computer & information sciences for the following degree levels:

HCC Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at HCC

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

HCC Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of computer & information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer & information sciences only graduates about 27% women each year. The program at HCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

HCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer & information sciences graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	32
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hillsborough Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	30
Computer Programming	23
Computer Software & Applications	23
Computer Information Systems	22

Related Majors

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 FL, the home state for Hillsborough Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Computer User Support Specialists	41,560	$49,260
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Computer Systems Analysts	24,970	$85,050
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,780	$79,070

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.