Computer & Information Sciences at Thomas Nelson Community College

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

TNCC is located in Hampton, Virginia and approximately 6,256 students attend the school each year.

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.

TNCC 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 TNCC

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? TNCC offers distance education options for computer and information sciences at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

TNCC 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 TNCC

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

TNCC Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of computer and information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer and information sciences at TNCC are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. TNCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer and information sciences graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer and information sciences concentations are available at Thomas Nelson Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Thomas Nelson Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	45

Related Majors

• 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 VA, the home state for Thomas Nelson Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Computer Systems Analysts	26,800	$102,290
Computer User Support Specialists	19,880	$58,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860

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.