General Computer & Information Sciences at Northern Virginia Community College

If you are interested in studying general computer & information sciences, you may want to check out the program at Northern Virginia Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and has a total student population of 52,873.

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

Northern Virginia Community College General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Computer and Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Northern Virginia Community College General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Northern Virginia Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Northern Virginia Community College.

Northern Virginia Community College General Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

39% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer and information sciences only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at Northern Virginia Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% 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 computer and information sciences graduates 31% 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 computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	32
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Computer Systems Analysts	26,800	$102,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290
Computer Network Architects	9,700	$123,050

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*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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