Computer Information Systems at NorthWest Arkansas Community College

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

NWACC is located in Bentonville, Arkansas and approximately 7,411 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.

NWACC Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in CIS

NWACC Computer Information Systems Rankings

CIS Student Demographics at NWACC

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

NWACC Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

44% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of cis associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in cis only graduates about 27% women each year. The program at NWACC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in cis at NWACC are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a cis major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from NorthWest Arkansas Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	14

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 AR, the home state for NorthWest Arkansas Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Software Applications Developers	3,910	$87,960
Computer Systems Analysts	3,500	$71,990
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,510	$65,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,360	$109,890
Systems Software Developers	1,190	$85,830

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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