Computer Information Systems at St Petersburg College

If you are interested in studying computer information systems, you may want to check out the program at St Petersburg College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SPC is located in Clearwater, Florida and approximately 26,430 students attend the school each year.

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.

SPC Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SPC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SPC offers distance education options for CIS at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

SPC Computer Information Systems Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

CIS Student Demographics at SPC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at St Petersburg College.

SPC Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of CIS associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in CIS only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at SPC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in CIS at SPC are white. Around 63% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. SPC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in CIS graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from St Petersburg College with a associate's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Programming
• Information Technology

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 FL, the home state for St Petersburg College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Computer Systems Analysts	24,970	$85,050
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,780	$79,070
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540

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
• Image Credit: By John O’Neill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.