Information Technology at Laurus College

What traits are you looking for in a IT school? To help you decide if Laurus College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IT program.

Laurus College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 897 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 IT majors received their bachelor's degree from Laurus College.

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

Laurus College Information Technology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in IT
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at Laurus College

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, Laurus College does offer online courses in IT for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Laurus College Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at Laurus College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at Laurus College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	4
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	14
Most Popular Online Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Online Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools	57
Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	65
	73
Most Popular Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	75
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
	124
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147
Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools	156
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164
Best Information Technology Schools	201
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	237
	263
Best Value Information Technology Schools	432

IT Student Demographics at Laurus College

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

Laurus College Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Laurus College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in IT graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Laurus College with a associate's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Laurus College Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 IT majors earned their bachelor's degree from Laurus College. Of these graduates, 88% were men and 13% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IT bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Laurus College with a bachelor's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Laurus College also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Laurus College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer User Support Specialists	70,510	$66,350
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	36,900	$97,810

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.