Computer Programming at Oakton Community College

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

Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,313.

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

Oakton Community College Computer Programming Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Programming (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Programming (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Programming

Oakton Community College Computer Programming Rankings

Programming Student Demographics at Oakton Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the programming majors at Oakton Community College.

Oakton Community College Computer Programming Associate’s Program

25% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

If you plan to be a programming major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oakton Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming	1

Careers That Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in programming can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Oakton Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Programmers	11,350	$91,860
Computer Network Support Specialists	9,940	$65,830
Web Developers	5,180	$74,420

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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