by our College Data Analytics TeamInformation Technology is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Gwinnett Technical College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in IT, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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AS in Information Technologies
Gain the specialized knowledge and critical-thinking skills required to begin a career in tech with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at GTC was $200 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $100 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,400 | $4,800 |
| Fees | $836 | $836 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,750 | $1,750 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. IT students who received their associate degree at GTC took out an average of $16,963 in student loans. That is 25% lower than the national average of $22,732.
IT who receive their associate degree from GTC make an average of $39,555 a year during the early days of their career. That is 22% higher than the national average of $32,484.
Online degrees for the GTC IT associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GTC Online Learning page.
About 20.7% of the students who received their AS in IT in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 19.3%.
Around 66.2% of IT associate degree recipients at GTC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 16 |
| Black or African American | 62 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 44 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Information Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Network & System Administration/Administrator | 58 |
| Computer & IS Security | 87 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to information technology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Programming | 40 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 19 |
*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.
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