Computer Information Systems at Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and approximately 52,873 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.

Northern Virginia Community College Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Northern Virginia Community College Computer Information Systems Rankings

CIS Student Demographics at Northern Virginia Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cis majors at Northern Virginia Community College.

Northern Virginia Community College Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

35% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of cis associate's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in cis only graduates about 27% women each year. The program at Northern Virginia Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

Northern Virginia Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in cis graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	169
Black or African American	118
Hispanic or Latino	85
White	115
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems 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 Northern Virginia Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	391
General Computer & Information Sciences	114

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 VA, the home state for Northern Virginia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Computer Systems Analysts	26,800	$102,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270

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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