Computer Information Systems at Northern Virginia 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 Northern Virginia Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

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

Online Classes Are Available at Northern Virginia 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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Northern Virginia Community College offers distance education options for CIS at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Northern Virginia 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 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

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of CIS associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in CIS only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at Northern Virginia Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% 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 33% 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	155
Black or African American	102
Hispanic or Latino	76
White	137
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Related Majors

• Computer Science
• Information Technology

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.