Computer Information Systems at Southwest Tennessee Community College

What traits are you looking for in a cis school? To help you decide if Southwest Tennessee Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's cis program.

Southwest is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,371.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Information Systems section at the bottom of this page.

Southwest Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Southwest Computer Information Systems Rankings

CIS Student Demographics at Southwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cis majors at Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Southwest Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

21% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of cis associate's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

Southwest does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in cis 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 Southwest Tennessee Community College with a associate's in cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a cis 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 Southwest Tennessee Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	24

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in cis can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Computer Systems Analysts	9,520	$77,330
Software Applications Developers	5,870	$87,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,610	$118,660
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	5,230	$80,030
Systems Software Developers	4,940	$92,700

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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