by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Network & System Administration/Administrator. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Information Technology is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Palm Beach State 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.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Palm Beach State College paid an average of $363 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $101 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,424 | $8,712 |
| Fees | $20 | $20 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,700 | $2,700 |
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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. Students who received their associate degree at Palm Beach State College in IT walked away with an average of $12,500 in student debt. That is 45% lower than the national average of $22,732.
The median early career salary of IT students who receive their associate degree from Palm Beach State College is $33,993 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $32,484.
Online degrees for the Palm Beach State College IT associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Palm Beach State College Online Learning page.
About 7.7% of the students who received their AS in IT in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 19.3%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in IT at Palm Beach State College in 2019-2020, 61.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 16 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Information Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Network & System Administration/Administrator | 39 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to information technology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Programming | 30 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 16 |
*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.
