Computer Programming at Rock Valley College

Every computer programming school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the programming program at Rock Valley College stacks up to those at other schools.

Rock Valley College is located in Rockford, Illinois and approximately 5,762 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.

Rock Valley College Computer Programming Degrees Available

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

Rock Valley College Computer Programming Rankings

Programming Student Demographics at Rock Valley College

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

Rock Valley College Computer Programming Associate’s Program

25% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of programming associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in programming at Rock Valley College 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 Rock Valley College with a associate's in programming.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rock Valley College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General 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 IL, the home state for Rock Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Programmers	11,350	$91,860
Computer Network Support Specialists	9,940	$65,830
Web Developers	5,180	$74,420

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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