Forsyth Technical Community College Computer and Information Science (Associate's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Associate's in Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Public college
- Winston-Salem, NC
- About 57 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Forsyth Technical Community College computer and information science graduates earn about what computer and information science graduates earn nationally, $38,837 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $16,616 in federal loans, close to the national median of $13,576. Several North Carolina programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The North Carolina and national columns are the medians across all computer and information science associate's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every North Carolina computer and information science program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the North Carolina medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $176 a month, or 5.4% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
94% of graduates (33 of 35) were working in North Carolina one year after graduating. Prices in the Winston-Salem area are about 8% below the national average, so a $38,837 salary here buys what about $42,194 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to computer and information science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Software Developers
$134,710Median pay in North Carolina. 58,470 people work in this job in North Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Computer and Information Systems Managers
$172,860Median pay in North Carolina. 25,650 people work in this job in North Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 16% from 2025 to 2035, with about 53,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Computer Systems Analysts
$106,850Median pay in North Carolina. 20,910 people work in this job in North Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
$95,230Median pay in North Carolina. 13,850 people work in this job in North Carolina. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About Forsyth Technical Community College
Computer and Information Science ranks 6th of 13 associate's programs at Forsyth Technical Community College by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($68,379), Dental Hygiene and Assisting ($56,717), and Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ($54,726).
Other computer and information science associate's programs near Winston-Salem
Common questions
The median graduate earns $38,837 one year after graduating. The median across computer and information science associate's programs in North Carolina is $40,854.
The median federal loan balance is $16,616, which ranks 4th lowest of 6 computer and information science associate's programs in North Carolina. That works out to about $176 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 43% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 36%. Compare the cost with other North Carolina programs before deciding.
Most do. 94% (33 of 35) were working in North Carolina one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of North Carolina comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the computer and information science program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024