Information Technology at Westmoreland County Community College

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

Westmoreland College is located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,369.

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

Westmoreland College Information Technology Degrees Available

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

Westmoreland College Information Technology Rankings

IT Student Demographics at Westmoreland College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the it majors at Westmoreland County Community College.

Westmoreland College Information Technology Associate’s Program

27% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of it associate's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in it only graduates about 23% women each year. The program at Westmoreland College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in it at Westmoreland College are white. Around 91% 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 Westmoreland County Community College with a associate's in it.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Information Technology

If you plan to be a it 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 Westmoreland County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer & IS Security	9
Computer Support Specialist	4

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in it can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Westmoreland County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Computer User Support Specialists	22,790	$52,370
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12,760	$77,700
Managers	11,060	$126,290

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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