The main focus area for this major is App Specific Computer Programming. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Computer Programming is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Portland Community College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in programming, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Portland Community College paid an average of $258 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $123 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $4,428 | $9,288 |
Fees | $382 | $382 |
Books and Supplies | $1,731 | $1,731 |
Learn more about Portland Community College tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their associate degree at Portland Community College in Programming walked away with an average of $23,852 in student debt. That is 46% higher than the national average of $16,288.
The median early career salary of programming students who receive their associate degree from Portland Community College is $38,681 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $37,300.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the programming associate degree program at Portland Community College. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Portland Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in programming in 2019-2020, 29.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20.6%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in programming at Portland Community College in 2019-2020, 22.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 43 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Computer Programming students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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App Specific Computer Programming | 62 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to computer programming.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Software & Applications | 29 |
Information Technology | 60 |
*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.