Computer & Information Sciences at Solano Community College

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

Solano College is located in Fairfield, California and has a total student population of 9,251.

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.

Solano 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

Solano College Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

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Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Solano College

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

Solano College Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer and information sciences only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at Solano College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

Solano College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer and information sciences graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Solano Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Programming	4
Data Entry	3
Computer Science	1

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Engineering
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences

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 CA, the home state for Solano Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer User Support Specialists	70,510	$66,350
Computer Systems Analysts	67,950	$103,930

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.