Computer Information Systems at Virginia Highlands Community College

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

VHCC is located in Abingdon, Virginia and approximately 2,086 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.

VHCC Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in CIS (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in CIS (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in CIS

VHCC Computer Information Systems Rankings

CIS Student Demographics at VHCC

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

VHCC Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

43% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of cis associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in cis only graduates about 27% women each year. The program at VHCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in cis at VHCC are white. Around 57% 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 Virginia Highlands Community College with a associate's in cis.

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

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Highlands Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	7

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Highlands 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
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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