Fresno, CA (population: 490,930) has twenty-six computer information systems schools within a 500-mile radius of its city center. Stevens-Henager College of Business-Provo, the highest ranked school in this group with a computer information systems program, has a total student population of 375. It is the 742nd highest ranked school in the USA and the 3rd highest in the state of Utah (#1 is University of Utah).
Computer Information Systems students from Fresno 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 Fresno area alone, there are 610 employed computer support specialists earning an average salary of $44,920. Computer and information systems managers in this area earn $85,890/yr and there are 250 employed.
Fresno lies in Fresno county, which is one of the 57 counties in California. Overall, the Fresno area has 323,470 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $19/hr average worker wage, and a $40,460 average annual salary. Thus, about 1 out of every 1000 jobs in Fresno are held by computer and information systems managers, and 2/1000 are held by computer support specialists.
Of the 26 computer information systems schools with a 500-mile radius of Fresno, only 8 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, California College-San Diego comes out as the most expensive ($37,960/yr) for computer information systems students, with Cerritos College as the lowest, reported at only $3,650/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Fresno |
| Hanford | CA | 51,853 | 0 | - | 0 | 32.1 miles |
| Visalia | CA | 127,444 | 7 | 18.6498 | 161 | 40.6 miles |
| Merced | CA | 78,579 | 3 | 29.789 | 150 | 52.4 miles |
| Porterville | CA | 53,185 | 1 | 11.8615 | 42 | 65.3 miles |
| Ceres | CA | 43,443 | 0 | - | 0 | 85.9 miles |
| Sonora | CA | - | 1 | 10.5858 | 57 | 89.4 miles |
| Modesto | CA | 203,882 | 4 | 24.9737 | 137 | 89.9 miles |
| Salida | CA | - | 2 | 26.0837 | 19 | 95.8 miles |