The Computer and Information Sciences Major at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College

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General Computer & Information Sciences at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College

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

Drake State is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 825 students attend the school each year.

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

Drake State General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Drake State General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Drake State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College.

Drake State General Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

43% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer and information sciences only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at Drake State may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 18% more women than average.

Drake State does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer and information sciences graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and 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 AL, the home state for J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Computer Systems Analysts	3,910	$84,950
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,850	$76,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,200	$126,300
Computer Workers	1,920	$87,060
Database Administrators	1,880	$83,580

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*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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