The Information Technology AAS degree program is designed to provide students with capabilities in several areas of information technology:

• Computer and network installation and maintenance skills.
• Business computing skills including daily systems operations and applications programs.
• Security and forensics skills.
• Various Internet and network skills including web pages design, client/server side programming, web server installation and maintenance.
• Transfer option to a four-year institution.

This degree insures that the student is knowledgeable in a broad spectrum of information technology subjects that are often needed by the IT industry. There are four areas of emphasis: general development, forensics/security, web development, and transfer. The first year is made up of mostly core requirements with more specialization in the second year.

Upon graduation from the Information Technology program, graduates will be prepared to:

1. Maintain and administer networks and related computing environment including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
2. Plan, coordinate and implement network/systems security measures to protect data, software and hardware.
3. Provide users with technical support for network, computer/systems problems.
4. Demonstrate professional conduct including responsibility, effective communication and ethical standards.

Companies of all sizes need employees with skills in computing applications, Internet and networking. This program, while not providing instruction levels to the “licensed ready” level, does provide the graduate with skill levels applicable to many employment opportunities. Among these opportunities could be small business computing management, internal help desk situations, technical communications, small company Internet and network management.