by our College Data Analytics TeamInformation Technology is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Hillsborough Community 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, 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 HCC was $380 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $104 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,931 | $7,728 |
| Fees | $575 | $1,383 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,320 | $1,320 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,784 | $8,784 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,056 | $4,056 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. IT students who received their associate degree at HCC took out an average of $20,035 in student loans. That is 12% lower than the national average of $22,732.
Online degrees for the HCC IT associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the HCC Online Learning page.
About 12.0% of the students who received their AS in IT in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 19.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 60.0% of the IT associate degrees at HCC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Information Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Network & System Administration/Administrator | 23 |
| Computer & IS Security | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to information technology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 22 |
| Computer Programming | 23 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 8 |
View All Information Technology Related Majors >
*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.
