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Computer Programming at Orange Coast College

Computer Programming at Orange Coast College

If you plan to study computer programming, take a look at what Orange Coast College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and has a total student population of 18,125.

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.

Orange Coast College Computer Programming Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Programming (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Programming

Orange Coast College Computer Programming Rankings

Programming Student Demographics at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College Computer Programming Associate’s Program

19% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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Orange Coast College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in programming graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 65
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 20
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 Orange Coast College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming 88

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 CA, the home state for Orange Coast College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
Systems Software Developers 88,910 $131,700
Computer Programmers 29,740 $97,470
Web Developers 20,170 $86,160
Computer Network Support Specialists 17,080 $75,640

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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