Information Technology

Overview
Program Outcomes
Placement Requirements

Overview

The rapid expansion of the computer industry has generated a growing need for highly skilled workers to repair, network, and support these complex computer systems. Employment of computer networking engineers is expected to increase much faster than average as information technology becomes more sophisticated and organizations continue to adopt and integrate these technologies. The computer networking field requires specialists who continually learn new skills to keep pace with the rapidly changing IT industry.

BTC’s degrees and certificates in the Information Technology Program are ideal for students with skill sets and interests in Computer Networking, working with and troubleshooting computers, assisting the public, customer service, and more. Your computer networking career training will help you learn in-demand skills for a rewarding career in the fast-paced world of modern business.

Program Outcomes

After successfully completing the AAS or AAS-T degree, students will be able to:

Install, configure, and administer an advanced application server.
Install, configure, and administer a Microsoft Windows Network.
Design, develop, implement, and document a complex project.
Design and implement a group project.
Demonstrate industry competency in fundamental networking concepts used by computer networking professionals.
Demonstrate the ability to apply technical and interpersonal knowledge and skills in a professional setting.

After successfully completing the Cloud Computing certificate, students will be able to:

Apply concepts of XaaS (anything as a service) to meet appropriate business use cases.
Deploy cloud-hosted services to meet industry standards.
Perform system administration roles utilizing cloud service management interfaces.
Troubleshoot cloud security controls in accordance with best practices.

After successfully completing the Computer Network Support certificate, students will be able to:

Install, configure, and administer an advanced application server.
Install, configure and administer a Microsoft Windows Network.
Design, develop, implement, and document a complex project.
Design and implement a group project.
Demonstrate industry competency in fundamental networking concepts used by computer networking professionals.
Demonstrate the ability to apply technical and interpersonal knowledge and skills in a professional setting.

After successfully completing the Computer Programming certificate, students will be able to:

Design computer programs using industry standards.
Construct programs using appropriate data types and data structures, conditional logic and iterative control structures.
Construct object-oriented programs leveraging concepts including modularity, encapsulation, and inheritance.
Test and debug programs using manual techniques and integrated development environments.

Placement Requirements

ACCUPLACER Reading (247) or higher OR RDG 085 with a C or higher.

ACCUPLACER Writing (245) or higher OR ENGL 092 with a C or higher.

ACCUPLACER Arithmetic (238) or higher OR MATH 090 with a C or higher.

Degree and Certificate Requirements

Computer Technology Degree completion requires a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and minimum grade of D/1.0 in all courses and a minimum grade of C/2.0 in all General Education courses. Cloud Computing and Computer Programming Certificate completion requires a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and minimum grade of D/1.0 in all courses.

Programs

Associate of Applied Science

Computer Networking, AAS

Associate of Applied Science - Transfer

Certificate