How do I know if a degree in computers is right for me?

• Do you have a creative eye?
• Do you enjoy providing the needed administrative support to management and executive level staff?
• Do you enjoy taking things apart and putting them back together again?
• Are you constantly trying to figure out how things work?
• Do you enjoy working alone more so than in a group?
• Do you enjoy art and/or puzzles?

If any of the above describes you, a career in computers should be high atop your list of academic considerations!

Students entering this field of study have three separate options from which to choose to allow maximum utilization of this degree. In all three areas, students develop advanced-level office, communication and microcomputer skills, as well as management and supervision principles and procedures.

System Specialist Option
Students in the system specialist option will develop computer diagnostic and troubleshooting skills, which include installation and upgrading of computers, LAN and WAN basics, and programming Cisco routers.

Graduates of this program have gone on to secure positions as installation technicians, PC help desk specialists, PC repair technicians, PC consultants, internetworking technicians, network managers, network consultants, system administrators, hardware service technicians, or office manager trainees.

Web Focus Option
The Web focus option is designed for students to develop multimedia, imaging Web page design concepts, building, and Internet basics and protocols. This option also prepares students for software certification examinations.

Graduates of this program have successfully secured positions as desktop publisher, Web designer, Web producer, Web developer, graphic designer, networking assistant, internetworking technician or office manager trainee.

Administrative Assistant Option
The administration assistant option focuses on developing a student’s organizational and clerical skills to take on roles as information and communication managers in an office environment.

Some of the positions held by graduates of this option include administrative assistant, software applications specialist, executive secretary or office manager trainee.

Click here to view our course catalog and the academic requirements for this program.