

While Hispanic students have similar exposure to computer science at school as their white counterparts, they are less likely, at 49%, than whites (68%) and blacks (65%) to say they have an adult in their life who works with computers or other types of technology.

These findings also show that when black students say computer science is taught at their school, or that their school offers computer science clubs, they have a greater interest in learning about it. They are also more likely to have learned computer science in a formal group or program outside of school, such as a camp or a summer program (38% of blacks vs.

Blacks are about as likely as Hispanics (71%) to be aware of these websites.īlack students who have learned computer science are more likely than white students to have done so in a group or club at school (34% vs. 17, 2016īlack students may have less access to computer science classes at school, but they are more likely than their white classmates to be aware of specific websites where they can learn computer science (73% vs.

