Computer Information Systems at Palo Alto College

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

Palo Alto College is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 11,193.

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.

Palo Alto College Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Palo Alto College Computer Information Systems Rankings

CIS Student Demographics at Palo Alto College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cis majors at Palo Alto College.

Palo Alto College Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

14% Women

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of cis associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

Palo Alto College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in cis graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	2
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Palo Alto College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	23

Computer Science

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 TX, the home state for Palo Alto College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Computer Systems Analysts	51,710	$97,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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