General Computer & Information Sciences at NorthWest Arkansas Community College

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if NorthWest Arkansas Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences 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 General Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

NWACC General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

NWACC General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at NWACC

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

NWACC General Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

44% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer and information sciences only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at NWACC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer and information sciences 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 computer and information sciences.

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

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 AR, the home state for NorthWest Arkansas Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
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
Computer Network Architects	930	$89,840
Computer Workers	700	$73,670

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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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