Computer Information Systems at Howard College

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

Howard County Junior College is located in Big Spring, Texas and approximately 3,674 students attend the school each year.

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

Howard County Junior College Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in CIS (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in CIS (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in CIS

Howard County Junior College Computer Information Systems Rankings

CIS Student Demographics at Howard County Junior College

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

Howard County Junior College Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

45% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of cis associate's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in cis only graduates about 27% women each year. The program at Howard County Junior College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 18% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in cis at Howard County Junior College are white. Around 64% 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 Howard College with a associate's in cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a cis major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Howard College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	14

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in cis 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 Howard College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Computer Systems Analysts	51,710	$97,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290

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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