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Computer Programming at Rio Salado College

If you are interested in studying computer programming, you may want to check out the program at Rio Salado College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and approximately 17,362 students attend the school each year.

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.

Rio Salado College Computer Programming Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Rio Salado College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Rio Salado College offers distance education options for programming at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Rio Salado College Computer Programming Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Programming Student Demographics at Rio Salado College

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

Rio Salado College Computer Programming Associate’s Program

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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Rio Salado College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in programming graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 AZ, the home state for Rio Salado College.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Software Applications Developers 14,130 $98,670
Systems Software Developers 11,500 $103,860
Computer Network Support Specialists 5,860 $60,550
Computer Programmers 3,320 $95,900
Web Developers 2,440 $70,450

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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