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

Rio Salado College Computer Programming Rankings

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

33% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in programming only graduates about 23% women each year. The program at Rio Salado College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

Rio Salado College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in programming graduates 26% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

Computer Programming majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rio Salado College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming	2
App Specific Computer Programming	1

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.

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