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Computer & Information Sciences at Portland Community College

Computer & Information Sciences at Portland Community College

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

Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 22,904 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.

Portland Community College Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Portland Community College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Portland Community College offers distance education options for computer & information sciences at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Portland Community College Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Portland Community College

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

Portland Community College Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

17% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of computer & information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer & information sciences at Portland Community College are white. Around 66% 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 Portland Community College with a associate's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 90
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Programming 57
Information Technology 49
Computer Software & Applications 36

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 OR, the home state for Portland Community College.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Software Applications Developers 15,610 $101,940
Computer User Support Specialists 7,980 $53,380
Managers 7,850 $94,400
Computer Workers 6,000 $79,610
Computer Systems Analysts 5,660 $89,440

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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