Computer Information Systems at Virginia Western Community College

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

Virginia Western Community College is located in Roanoke, Virginia and approximately 5,738 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.

Virginia Western Community College Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Virginia Western Community College Computer Information Systems Rankings

CIS Student Demographics at Virginia Western Community College

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

Virginia Western Community College Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

22% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in cis at Virginia Western Community College are white. Around 70% 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 Western Community College with a associate's in cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	25

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 Western 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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