Cedar Rapids, Iowa · Public
Computer Programming at Kirkwood Community College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 110 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.5% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~110
- Schools with reported signal
- 324
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 43%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $9,705/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $38,820
- Median debt
- $12,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $41,016/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 324 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,667 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($4,646 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 52% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 1.1% reported share · $536 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 1.6% reported share · $1,471 net A+ Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 0.1% reported share · $1,406 net A+ Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 1.2% reported share · $1,618 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 1.7% reported share · $2,039 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,129 net A+ 
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.5% reported share · $2,288 net A+ 
Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI · 2.1% reported share · $2,260 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Computer Programming accounts for 1.5% of reported programs at Kirkwood Community College, which is bigger than 73% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 110 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Kirkwood Community College's average net price is $9,705 per year, about $38,820 over four years. That is $2,667 below the $12,372 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $41,016 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $4,646 below the $45,662 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Kirkwood Community College #169 of 324 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.