Computer & Information Sciences at Prince George’s Community College

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

PGCC is located in Largo, Maryland and approximately 11,357 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.

PGCC Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

PGCC Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

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Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at PGCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Prince George’s Community College.

PGCC Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer and information sciences only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at PGCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

PGCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer and information sciences graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Prince George's Community College with a associate's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences 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 Prince George's Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	45
Computer Information Systems	21

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Engineering Technologies
• Engineering

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and 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 MD, the home state for Prince George's Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Computer Systems Analysts	18,340	$97,720
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	16,220	$108,190
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.