Computer Science

Computer Science courses are designed to meet the needs of students at various levels of competence, from the novice to the expert. Students may take individual courses to gain expertise in specific areas, or may take courses collectively to earn a Certificate of Proficiency, the Associate of Science degree or Certificate of Achievement in Computer Information Science with a concentration in Computer Languages or Systems Analysis.

Database Certificate of Proficiency

This 15-unit certificate provides students with the necessary technical and practical knowledge to design, develop, implement, manage, and program database systems for client-server and personal computers.

Career Options
Employment possibilities include systems analyst, database developer, and database programmer.

Computer Languages Emphasis Certificate of Achievement

This program introduces a variety of programming languages and the many applications of each language. Students will learn how to design and implement programs using each of the languages. The programs allows for an individual's flexibility and growth as students may choose among BASIC, COBOL, Pascal, "C", "C++", Assembly Language, HTML, Java, and Visual Basic programming courses. Advanced courses in many of these programming languages are also available. This certificate will be continually updated as new programming languages are introduced into industry.

Career Options
Employment possibilities include entry-level programming positions in industry. Also, these courses allow workers to stay current with the newer programming languages in order to maintain state-of-the-art skills so valuable in today's rapidly changing business environment.

Systems Analysis Emphasis Certificate of Achievement

This program explores the structured design and implementation of software systems. Using the latest software engineering techniques, students will learn how to work with customers to formulate specific needs for a given customer, design a software system based on the required needs, and implement the system using conventional programming techniques or using graphical user interfaces and object-oriented programming techniques. In addition, students learn about the different programming languages from which they may choose to successfully fulfill individual customer needs.

Career Options
Employment possibilities include entry-level software engineering positions, which utilize conventional programming as well as object-oriented programming techniques.