The main focus area for this major is Data Processing Technology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Data Processing is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in data processing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at OCtech paid an average of $305 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $231 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,544 | $7,320 |
Fees | $170 | $170 |
Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
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The median early career salary of data processing students who receive their associate degree from OCtech is $20,824 per year. That is 29% lower than the national average of $29,154.
OCtech does not offer an online option for its data processing associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the OCtech Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in data processing in 2019-2020, 23.5% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 24.6%.
Around 64.7% of data processing associate degree recipients at OCtech in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 11 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Data Processing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Data Processing Technology | 17 |
*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.