Computer Programming at Mercer County Community College

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

Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,342.

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

Mercer County Community College Computer Programming Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Programming

Mercer County Community College Computer Programming Rankings

Programming Student Demographics at Mercer County Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the programming majors at Mercer County Community College.

Mercer County Community College Computer Programming Associate’s Program

25% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in programming only graduates about 23% women each year. The program at Mercer County Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

Mercer County Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in programming graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

If you plan to be a programming 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 Mercer County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming	23

Information Technology

Careers That Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in programming can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Mercer County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Software Applications Developers	46,930	$107,640
Computer Programmers	9,930	$85,750
Systems Software Developers	8,960	$123,370
Computer Network Support Specialists	6,300	$84,890
Web Developers	3,320	$84,500

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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.

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