Virginia contains four schools that offer computer programming programs. ITT Technical Institute-Springfield, the highest-ranking computer programming school in VA, has a total student population of 897 and is the 3103rd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 4 computer programming schools in Virginia, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, ITT Technical Institute-Norfolk comes out as the most expensive ($22,793/yr), with ITT Technical Institute-Richmond as the lowest recorded at only $21,839/yr.
Computer Programming students from Virginia schools who go on to become computer programmers, computer security specialists, computer support specialists, computer technicians, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 367,880 people working as computer programmers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $74,690. Also, Computer software engineers, applications make on average $90,170 per year and there are about 495,500 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Virginia alone, there are 31,770 employed computer software engineers, applications earning an average yearly salary of $95,420. Computer programmers in this state earn $79,340/yr and there are 11,280 employed.
Also, within the computer programming schools in Virginia, the average student population is 3,287 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from computer programming, there are 3782 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,568 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,181, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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