Computer Science
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Career pathways span secondary and postsecondary education, align to employer needs and careers, and provide high-quality education, training, and support services for youth and adults.
In Delaware, career pathways begin in the public education system (K-12) through Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways offered in charter, comprehensive, and technical school districts. These pathways continue through adult education, occupational training programs, and postsecondary programs that are administered by partnering state agencies, institutions of higher education, and other service providers.
Computer Science
The Computer Science program of study engages students in open-ended problem solving where students study computational practices such as algorithm development, problem solving and programming within the context of problems relevant to their everyday lives. Computer Science programs of study are available at both the middle and high school levels. The high school program includes the completion of two Advanced Placement courses and is described in the graphic below.
Sequence of Courses:
Exploring Computer Science
(ECS)
AP Computer Science
Principles (CSP)
AP Computer Science A (CSA)
Early College Credit/Credentials:
Up to 4 college credits
at Delaware Technical
Community College
Up to 6 college credits at
Delaware State University
Up to 9 college credits
at Wilmington University
Up to 3 college credits at
University of Delaware
Work-Based Learning:
Job Shadowing
Mock Interviews
Resume Workshops
Mentorships
Bachelor’s Degree
Average Salary:
$107,490
Software Developers, Applications
Associate's Degree
Average Salary:
$58,580
Web Developers
Certificate
Average Salary:
$60,169
Computer User Support Specialists
Where to find this Pathway:
- Caesar Rodney High School
- Cape Henlopen High School
- Milford Senior High School
- Smyrna High School
- Middletown High School
- Appoquinimink High School
- Odessa High School
- Brandywine High School
- Concord High School
- Mount Pleasant High School
- Conrad Schools of Science
- Newark High School
- William Penn High School
- Woodbridge High School
- Indian River High School
- ASPIRA Charter High School
- Odyssey Charter School
- MOT Charter School
- Newark Charter School
Pathway Languages:
RELEVANT LANGUAGES
- Chinese
- Haitian Creole
- French
- Spanish
Wage Differential
Bilingual employees are compensated with a language differential of 5-20% more per hour than the base rate of a monolingual employee
Where To Find The Languages
Arabic
Chinese
French
- Alexis I. du Pont High School
- Appoquinimink High School
- Brandywine High School
- Caesar Rodney High School
- Cape Henlopen High School
- Charter School of Wilmington
- Christiana High School
- Concord High School
- Dover High School
- Indian River High School
- Lake Forest High School
- Thomas McKean High School
- Middletown High School
- Mount Pleasant High School
- Newark Charter School
- Newark High School
- Smyrna High School
- Sussex Central High School
- William Penn High School
- Odessa High School
- Cab Calloway School of the Arts
German
Russian
Spanish
- Alexis I. du Pont High School
- Appoquinimink High School
- Brandywine High School
- Caesar Rodney High School
- Cape Henlopen High School
- Charter School of Wilmington
- Christiana High School
- Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence
- Concord High School
- Conrad Schools of Science
- Delaware Academy of Public Safety & Secuirty
- Delaware Military Academy
- Delcastle Technical High School
- Design Thinking Academy
- Design-Lab High School
- Dover High School
- Early College High School
- Ferris School for Boys
- First State Military Academy
- Glasgow High School
- Howard Vo-Tech High School
- Hodgson Vo-Tech High School
- Indian River High School
- Lake Forest High School
- Laurel Senior High School
- Middletown High School
- Mount Pleasant High School
- Newark Charter School
- Newark High School
- Odessa High School
- POLYTECH High School
- Seaford Senior High School
- Smyrna High School
- Sussex Central High School
- Sussex Academy of Arts and Science
- Sussex County Vocational Technical School District
- Thomas McKean High School
- William Penn High School
- Woodbridge High School
- MOT Charter School
- Cab Calloway School of the Arts
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Student pathway Testimonials
Beatriz Ramirez , Student at William Penn
“Now I know what I want to do with my life, thanks to the focus on careers at William Penn. At first, I picked culinary arts because I didn’t know what else to do. But I fell in love with it!”