While not everyone is familiar with the word “informatics,” people certainly are aware of its influence on 21st-century life. As a formal definition, informatics is the study of information technology in a context. In everyday life, this can translate into new apps, effective webpages, better data security, and improvements to healthcare management, to name but a few. To students at NKU, a degree from one of the three departments in the College of Informatics (communication, computer science, and business informatics) means solid, cutting-edge training that provides an advantage when seeking employment. Many students enrich their studies through the College’s outreach arm, the Center for Applied Informatics. Its “virtual co-op” lets students work on projects for real-world clients (some 200 of them during the 2013-14 schoolyear alone) while remaining on campus and being supervised by professional project managers and administrators. The arrangement is particularly attractive to start-ups and non-profits because they can recruit impressive tech talent at an affordable cost. Students get fair pay, course credit, exposure to employers, and experience that will help their resumes shine. It’s not every new college grad who can say he developed an app that alerts people trained in CPR when someone nearby needs assistance or she created a website promoting Cincinnati’s vibrant community of performing artists!
Bluegrass Community and Technical College offers 16 Computer Technology degree programs. It's a large, public, two-year college in a large city. In 2022, 618 Computer Technology students graduated with students earning 540 Certificates, and 78 Associate's degrees.
Jefferson Community and Technical College offers 8 Computer Technology degree programs. It's a large, public, two-year college in a large city. In 2022, 649 Computer Technology students graduated with students earning 598 Certificates, and 51 Associate's degrees.
Hopkinsville Community College offers 6 Computer Technology degree programs. It's a small, public, two-year college in a faraway town. In 2022, 22 Computer Technology students graduated with students earning 16 Certificates, and 6 Associate's degrees.
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College offers 6 Computer Technology degree programs. It's a small, public, two-year college in a small city. In 2022, 277 Computer Technology students graduated with students earning 242 Certificates, and 35 Associate's degrees.
Somerset Community College offers 11 Computer Technology degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, two-year college in a remote town. In 2022, 201 Computer Technology students graduated with students earning 176 Certificates, and 25 Associate's degrees.
West Kentucky Community and Technical College offers 14 Computer Technology degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, two-year college in a remote town. In 2022, 250 Computer Technology students graduated with students earning 210 Certificates, and 40 Associate's degrees.
Hazard Community and Technical College offers 9 Computer Technology degree programs. It's a small, public, two-year college in a remote town. In 2022, 114 Computer Technology students graduated with students earning 95 Certificates, and 19 Associate's degrees.
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College offers 12 Computer Technology degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, two-year college in a small city. In 2022, 407 Computer Technology students graduated with students earning 370 Certificates, and 37 Associate's degrees.
Owensboro Community and Technical College offers 3 Computer Technology degree programs. It's a small, public, two-year college in a outlying rural area. In 2022, 294 Computer Technology students graduated with students earning 270 Certificates, and 24 Associate's degrees.
School | Average Tuition | Student Teacher Ratio | Enrolled Students | |
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Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY | 26 : 1 | 15,801 | |
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Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY | 54 : 1 | 10,318 | |
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Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY | 71 : 1 | 12,053 | |
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Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY | 40 : 1 | 2,028 | |
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Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY | 51 : 1 | 4,732 |