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Information Science at Hudson Valley Community College

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

HVCC is located in Troy, New York and approximately 8,933 students attend the school each year.

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

HVCC Information Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in IS

Online Classes Are Available at HVCC

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, HVCC does offer online courses in IS for the following degree levels:

HVCC Information Science Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

IS Student Demographics at HVCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at Hudson Valley Community College.

HVCC Information Science Associate’s Program

30% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of IS associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IS at HVCC are white. Around 66% 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 Hudson Valley Community College with a associate's in IS.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 46
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Hudson Valley Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Computer and Information Systems Managers 27,070 $190,310
Systems Software Developers 19,690 $115,120
Computer Science Professors 3,030 $105,860
Computer and Information Research Scientists 1,430 $131,220

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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