Computer & Information Sciences at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 48,329 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.

Houston Community College 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

Houston Community College Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

31% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of computer & information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer & information sciences only graduates about 27% women each year. The program at Houston Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Houston Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer & information sciences graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	51
Black or African American	58
Hispanic or Latino	79
White	38
International Students	65
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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 Houston Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Systems Networking	97
Computer Science	61
Computer Information Systems	38
Computer Programming	14

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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 TX, the home state for Houston Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Computer User Support Specialists	60,380	$52,250
Computer Systems Analysts	51,710	$97,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740

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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