Computer Programming at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

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 Programming section at the bottom of this page.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Computer Programming Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Programming (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Programming

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Computer Programming Rankings

Programming Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Computer Programming Associate’s Program

17% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in programming at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are white. Around 58% 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 programming.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

Computer Programming majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming	7
App Specific Computer Programming	7

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

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,020	$66,110
Systems Software Developers	950	$86,360
Software Applications Developers	910	$85,470
Computer Programmers	880	$73,940
Web Developers	280	$63,800

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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