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Computer & Information Sciences at Piedmont Virginia Community College

Computer & Information Sciences at Piedmont Virginia Community College

If you plan to study computer & information sciences, take a look at what Piedmont Virginia Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

PVCC is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and approximately 4,864 students attend the school each year.

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

PVCC Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

PVCC Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at PVCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Piedmont Virginia Community College.

PVCC Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

16% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 84% of computer & information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer & information sciences at PVCC are white. Around 75% 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 Piedmont Virginia Community College with a associate's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer & information sciences concentations are available at Piedmont Virginia Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Piedmont Virginia Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 16
Computer Information Systems 14

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & 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 VA, the home state for Piedmont Virginia Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers 38,110 $113,690
Systems Software Developers 27,800 $119,860
Computer Systems Analysts 26,800 $102,290
Computer User Support Specialists 19,880 $58,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 18,520 $93,860

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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