by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Information Technology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Computer Information Systems is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Wake Technical Community College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in CIS, 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 Wake Technical Community College paid an average of $268 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $76 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,432 | $8,576 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
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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. CIS students who received their associate degree at Wake Technical Community College took out an average of $19,750 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $19,378.
The median early career salary of CIS students who receive their associate degree from Wake Technical Community College is $47,260 per year. That is 55% higher than the national average of $30,493.
Wake Technical Community College does not offer an online option for its CIS associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Wake Technical Community College Online Learning page.
About 20.9% of the students who received their AS in CIS in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 20.9%.
Around 28.6% of CIS associate degree recipients at Wake Technical Community College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 14 |
| Black or African American | 14 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 115 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Computer Information Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Information Technology | 182 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to computer information systems.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Programming | 2 |
| Information Science | 4 |
| Computer Systems Networking | 7 |
| Information Technology | 6 |
*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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