Tucson, AZ (population: 551,067) has one computer information systems school within its city limits. Pima Community College has a total student population of 35,880. It is the 4974th highest ranked school in the USA and the 74th highest in the state of Arizona (#1 is Northern Arizona University). To learn more about computer information systems programs in Tucson, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of computer information systems professors at Pima Community College such as Tori Basford, Chris Case, George Cohn, Fred D'Angelo, Dave Druml, and Ron Evans.
Computer Information Systems students from Tucson schools who go on to become computer information systems specialists, computer support specialists, network engineers, database engineers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 287,210 people working as computer and information systems managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $120,640. Also, Computer support specialists make on average $47,360 per year and there are about 540,560 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Tucson area alone, there are 1,270 employed computer support specialists earning an average salary of $45,580. Computer and information systems managers in this area earn $92,750/yr and there are 500 employed.
Tucson lies in Pima county, which is one of the 15 counties in Arizona. Overall, the Tucson area has 362,000 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $20/hr average worker wage, and a $40,870 average annual salary. Thus, about 1 out of every 1000 jobs in Tucson are held by computer and information systems managers, and 4/1000 are held by computer support specialists.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Pima Community College ends up costing a student $3,259/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Tucson |
| Sierra Vista | AZ | 44,234 | 0 | - | 0 | 55.0 miles |
| Casa Grande | AZ | 47,388 | 1 | 16.7022 | 3 | 68.8 miles |
| Maricopa | AZ | 53,723 | 0 | - | 0 | 90.0 miles |
| Gilbert | AZ | 243,090 | 0 | - | 0 | 93.1 miles |
| Chandler | AZ | 258,122 | 5 | 22.1433 | 88 | 95.1 miles |
| Mesa | AZ | 474,115 | 6 | 20.6791 | 210 | 97.8 miles |