General Computer Programming at Northampton County Area Community College

Every general computer programming school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer programming program at Northampton County Area Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Northampton Community College is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 8,951 students attend the school each year.

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

Northampton Community College General Computer Programming Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Computer Programming (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Computer Programming

Northampton Community College General Computer Programming Rankings

Computer Programming Student Demographics at Northampton Community College

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

Northampton Community College General Computer Programming Associate’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of computer programming associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer programming only graduates about 23% women each year. The program at Northampton Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 27% more women than average.

Northampton Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer programming graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Careers That Computer Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer 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 PA, the home state for Northampton County Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Computer Programmers	8,990	$85,800
Systems Software Developers	8,810	$103,520
Computer Network Support Specialists	6,400	$64,700
Web Developers	4,610	$72,030

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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