Information Technology at Northern Virginia Community College

Every information technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the it program at Northern Virginia Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Northern Virginia Community College Information Technology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at Northern Virginia Community College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Associate’s Degree

Northern Virginia Community College Information Technology Rankings

IT Student Demographics at Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of it associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in it only graduates about 28% women each year. The program at Northern Virginia Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% 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 it 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 it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	140
Black or African American	86
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	83
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Related Majors

• General Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in it 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
Information Security Analysts	14,180	$111,780
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290

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.