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Computer equipment is essential to the success of business and industry. Personal computers facilitate communications, information processing and the recording of business transactions. Keeping these increasingly sophisticated systems working properly is the responsibility of computer technicians and computer support specialists.
The Associate Degree in Information Technology provides students with extensive training in personal computer hardware and software. The program provides up-to-date practical experience using Intel Pentium-based PC's. Graduates are proficient in DOS, Unix, Microsoft Windows 9X/NT/XP/2000, networking topologies, hardware maintenance, programming, Internet, database management, Cisco and Cabletron network routers. Students also become familiar with application design and development process for computer software and complex networks.
Offered in conjunction with the Cisco Networking Academy, networking courses are taught by Cisco certified instructors who prepare students for Cisco Certified Network Associate certification. Hardware courses are taught by A+ certified instructors who prepare the students for CompTIA A+ certification.
Graduates will have expertise in computer hardware, maintenance and operating systems. They troubleshoot and solve common problems that occur with personal computers, networks, peripherals and software. They install and maintain computers and computer networks, and have the skills necessary for programming computers to perform specific functions. Graduates are well prepared to enter the job market as a PC support specialists, PC technicians, network administrators or programmers.
Students may also opt to enroll in the two-semester Information Technology Certificate program, designed to provide specific skills and competencies for the computer user.
| First Year | ||||
| Fall Semester | Lec | Lab | Cr | |
| CMT113 | IT Essentials: Hardware & Software | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| CMT120 | Web Design I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CMT125 | Introduction to Programming | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| ENG120 | College Composition | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MAT112 | Algebra & Trigonometry I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Semester Total |
15 | 4 | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | Lec | Lab | Cr | |
| PHY113 | Electricity & Electronics | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| CMT114 | Fundamentals of Unix | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CMT213 | Computer Networking I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENG211 | Technical Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MAT211 | Algebra & Trigonometry II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
|
Semester Total |
15 |
2 |
16 |
|
|
First Year Total |
33 |
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| Second Year | ||||
| Fall Semester |
Lec |
Lab |
Cr |
|
| CMT219 | Computer Networking II | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| CMT232 | Computer Security | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CMT233 | Wireless Networking and Security | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CMT235 | SQL Databases | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
|
Semester Total |
15 | 2 | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | Lec | Lab | Cr | |
| CMT236 | Common Gateway Interfaces | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CMT230 | Network Servers and Security | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CMT234 | Computer Networking III | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| HUM | Humanities | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Social Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
|
Semester Total |
15 |
0 |
15 |
|
|
Second Year Total |
31 | |||
|
Total for A.S. Degree |
64 | |||
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White Mountains Community College is a Cisco Systems Networking Academy. |
