by our College Data Analytics TeamInformation Technology is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Texas State Technical College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in IT, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of 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.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at TSTC paid an average of $350 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $206 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,169 | $10,486 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,840 | $1,840 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,658 | $8,658 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,882 | $4,882 |
Learn more about TSTC tuition and fees.
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 TSTC took out an average of $18,811 in student loans. That is 17% lower than the national average of $22,732.
The median early career salary of IT students who receive their associate degree from TSTC is $37,054 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $32,484.
Online degrees for the TSTC IT associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the TSTC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 9.0% of the IT students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 19.3%.
Around 40.5% of IT associate degree recipients at TSTC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 64 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Information Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Network & System Administration/Administrator | 21 |
| System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager | 37 |
| Computer & IS Security | 53 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to information technology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Programming | 30 |
| Computer Science | 12 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 11 |
| Computer Systems Networking | 26 |
*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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