Computer & Information Sciences at South Piedmont Community College

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if South Piedmont Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

South Piedmont Community College is located in Polkton, North Carolina and has a total student population of 3,019.

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.

South Piedmont Community College Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at South Piedmont Community 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? South Piedmont Community College offers distance education options for computer and information sciences at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

South Piedmont Community College Computer & Information Sciences 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.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at South Piedmont Community College

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

South Piedmont Community College Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in computer and information sciences only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at South Piedmont Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer and information sciences at South Piedmont Community College are white. Around 87% 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 South Piedmont Community College with a associate's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 South Piedmont Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	13
Computer Software & Applications	2

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Engineering
• Engineering Technologies

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 NC, the home state for South Piedmont Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
Computer Systems Analysts	26,110	$93,480
Computer User Support Specialists	22,860	$52,510
Computer and Information Systems Managers	12,740	$142,330
Managers	11,990	$121,500

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.