Engineering and Technology
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Announcing the New Information Technology Certificate Program
For the Summer quarter, the new Information Technology Certificate will replace our Network Engineering and Systems Security program. The popular Network Engineering program has been updated many times since we introduced it in 1992. Recent additions include virtualization and cloud computing courses. While these technologies are important to Network Engineering, we realize the scope of program has expanded. Based on feedback from students, we feel that “Information Technology” is a larger and more appropriate umbrella. It encompasses key skills that today’s IT professionals must demonstrate on their resumes, including system administration knowledge currently found in our Linux Programming and Administration Certificate. By uniting them, we’ve formed a rich program that can help you stand out as an IT professional.
Any and all courses you’ve taken in the Network Engineering and Systems Security program are applicable toward the new certificate. Declared certificate students have a choice: you can obtain the certificate under the old name or the new name. Simply tell us your preference when you complete your courses and file for the certificate completion. Linux students who have taken the four courses in the System Administration track can make their declared objective the Information Technology Certificate, or stay with Linux Programming and Administration. If you switch, you will need to take additional courses in the new certificate to meet the total unit requirement.
We hope this new certificate program will help you achieve your career goals and we invite you to join us for the Information Technology Open House on Thursday, May 31!
