Computer Science at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 48,329.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Houston Community College Computer Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in CompSci

Houston Community College Computer Science Rankings

CompSci Student Demographics at Houston Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Houston Community College.

Houston Community College Computer Science Associate’s Program

21% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of compsci associate's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

Houston Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in compsci graduates 23% 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	14
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Houston Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	61

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Programmers	20,960	$91,970

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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