Computer Information Systems at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Every computer information systems school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CIS program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and approximately 8,677 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.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in CIS

Online Classes Are Available at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community 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, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College does offer online courses in CIS for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Computer Information Systems 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.

CIS Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of CIS associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in CIS at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are white. Around 67% 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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College with a associate's in CIS.

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

Related Majors

• Computer Programming
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Science

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Computer Systems Analysts	2,010	$66,790
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,270	$75,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,150	$100,300
Systems Software Developers	950	$86,360
Software Applications Developers	910	$85,470

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.