This skills certificate provides students with the specific knowledge and skills of an entry level cyber security professional. This foundational level was established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Security Agency (NSA) through their co-sponsored National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense (CAE2Y) program. This skills certificate prepares students for a variety of information technology positions in the ICT industry sector, such as network administrator, network engineer, IT security professional, and security analyst. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Design LAN and WAN logical topologies that support various sized organizations.

✔ Assess security risks and identify ways to minimize their threat and/or impact.

✔ Analyze various operating system options and make recommendations based on organization needs.

✔ Demonstrate digital literacy and work habits required for a successful virtual business.

✔ Evaluate effectiveness of web-based business tools for successful operation of a virtual business.

✔ Develop and implement common deliverables for virtual office entrepreneur.

✔ Diagnose common software and hardware problems.

✔ Analyze and integrate software solutions for the business environment.

✔ Demonstrate professional communication and customer services skills.

✔ Demonstrate computer literacy.

✔ Analyze scenarios, investigate options, and appropriately apply workplace computer programs.

✔ Demonstrate file management proficiency.

This skills certificate provides students with the specific knowledge and skills needed for an entry-level data analyst position or to expand their current job skills to include basic data analytics. Today’s business decisions are data driven and the skills developed in this sequence of classes will allow you to help businesses understand their data better. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Design LAN and WAN logical topologies that support various sized organizations.

✔ Assess security risks and identify ways to minimize their threat and/or impact.

✔ Analyze various operating system options and make recommendations based on organization needs.

✔ Demonstrate digital literacy and work habits required for a successful virtual business.

✔ Evaluate effectiveness of web-based business tools for successful operation of a virtual business.

✔ Develop and implement common deliverables for virtual office entrepreneur.

✔ Diagnose common software and hardware problems.

✔ Analyze and integrate software solutions for the business environment.

✔ Demonstrate professional communication and customer services skills.

✔ Demonstrate computer literacy.

✔ Analyze scenarios, investigate options, and appropriately apply workplace computer programs.

✔ Demonstrate file management proficiency.

Completion of this certificate provides students with entry level Cloud Computing skills needed in cloud technician support positions. It also supports management professionals that need to understand how Cloud Computing can be used to expand computer infrastructures and the costs models that must be taken into account. Hands-on skills labs will provide a solid foundation of how to implement cloud services. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Design LAN and WAN logical topologies that support various sized organizations.

✔ Assess security risks and identify ways to minimize their threat and/or impact.

✔ Analyze various operating system options and make recommendations based on organization needs.

✔ Demonstrate digital literacy and work habits required for a successful virtual business.

✔ Evaluate effectiveness of web-based business tools for successful operation of a virtual business.

✔ Develop and implement common deliverables for virtual office entrepreneur.

✔ Diagnose common software and hardware problems.

✔ Analyze and integrate software solutions for the business environment.

✔ Demonstrate professional communication and customer services skills.

✔ Demonstrate computer literacy.

✔ Analyze scenarios, investigate options, and appropriately apply workplace computer programs.

✔ Demonstrate file management proficiency.

The Network Technician program prepares students to work in the Information Technology industry performing a variety of network related jobs, such as Network Technician, Network Administrator, and Network Engineer. Students learn important skills like installation, configuration and troubleshooting of complex computer networks. This program also prepares students to take Cisco’s CCNA certification, which is the premier industry-recognized certification in data networking.  Many of the courses in this program also help prepare students for other industry recognized certification exams such as the CompTIA A+, Network+ and Security+ certifications. A certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Design LAN and WAN logical topologies that support various sized organizations.

✔ Assess security risks and identify ways to minimize their threat and/or impact.

✔ Analyze various operating system options and make recommendations based on organization needs.

✔ Demonstrate digital literacy and work habits required for a successful virtual business.

✔ Evaluate effectiveness of web-based business tools for successful operation of a virtual business.

✔ Develop and implement common deliverables for virtual office entrepreneur.

✔ Diagnose common software and hardware problems.

✔ Analyze and integrate software solutions for the business environment.

✔ Demonstrate professional communication and customer services skills.

✔ Demonstrate computer literacy.

✔ Analyze scenarios, investigate options, and appropriately apply workplace computer programs.

✔ Demonstrate file management proficiency.

The IT Technician program prepares students for entry level positions in computer retail, helpdesk, system administration, computer application installation, and technically oriented administrative roles. Many of the courses also help prepare students for industry recognized certification examinations. A certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Design LAN and WAN logical topologies that support various sized organizations.

✔ Assess security risks and identify ways to minimize their threat and/or impact.

✔ Analyze various operating system options and make recommendations based on organization needs.

✔ Demonstrate digital literacy and work habits required for a successful virtual business.

✔ Evaluate effectiveness of web-based business tools for successful operation of a virtual business.

✔ Develop and implement common deliverables for virtual office entrepreneur.

✔ Diagnose common software and hardware problems.

✔ Analyze and integrate software solutions for the business environment.

✔ Demonstrate professional communication and customer services skills.

✔ Demonstrate computer literacy.

✔ Analyze scenarios, investigate options, and appropriately apply workplace computer programs.

✔ Demonstrate file management proficiency.

Data analysis is the process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming and modeling data with the goal of discovering useful information and supporting decision-making. Almost all industries examine large amounts of data to uncover hidden patterns, correlations and other insights. This degree will start you on a path to finding the answers needed in any environment by teaching how to work with and understand the data. A certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Design LAN and WAN logical topologies that support various sized organizations.

✔ Assess security risks and identify ways to minimize their threat and/or impact.

✔ Analyze various operating system options and make recommendations based on organization needs.

✔ Demonstrate digital literacy and work habits required for a successful virtual business.

✔ Evaluate effectiveness of web-based business tools for successful operation of a virtual business.

✔ Develop and implement common deliverables for virtual office entrepreneur.

✔ Diagnose common software and hardware problems.

✔ Analyze and integrate software solutions for the business environment.

✔ Demonstrate professional communication and customer services skills.

✔ Demonstrate computer literacy.

✔ Analyze scenarios, investigate options, and appropriately apply workplace computer programs.

✔ Demonstrate file management proficiency.

Successful completion of the curriculum in Cybersecurity prepares students to advance their Information Technology careers as network administrators and cyber security professionals. Many of the courses also help prepare students for industry recognized certification exams. A certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Design LAN and WAN logical topologies that support various sized organizations.

✔ Assess security risks and identify ways to minimize their threat and/or impact.

✔ Analyze various operating system options and make recommendations based on organization needs.

✔ Demonstrate digital literacy and work habits required for a successful virtual business.

✔ Evaluate effectiveness of web-based business tools for successful operation of a virtual business.

✔ Develop and implement common deliverables for virtual office entrepreneur.

✔ Diagnose common software and hardware problems.

✔ Analyze and integrate software solutions for the business environment.

✔ Demonstrate professional communication and customer services skills.

✔ Demonstrate computer literacy.

✔ Analyze scenarios, investigate options, and appropriately apply workplace computer programs.

✔ Demonstrate file management proficiency.

Successful completion of the curriculum in Cloud Computing prepares students to advance their Information Technology careers in jobs such as Cloud Administrator and Cloud Technician. Many of the courses also help prepare students for industry recognized certification exams from Amazon Web Services and CompTIA.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Design LAN and WAN logical topologies that support various sized organizations.

✔ Assess security risks and identify ways to minimize their threat and/or impact.

✔ Analyze various operating system options and make recommendations based on organization needs.

✔ Demonstrate digital literacy and work habits required for a successful virtual business.

✔ Evaluate effectiveness of web-based business tools for successful operation of a virtual business.

✔ Develop and implement common deliverables for virtual office entrepreneur.

✔ Diagnose common software and hardware problems.

✔ Analyze and integrate software solutions for the business environment.

✔ Demonstrate professional communication and customer services skills.

✔ Demonstrate computer literacy.

✔ Analyze scenarios, investigate options, and appropriately apply workplace computer programs.

✔ Demonstrate file management proficiency.

The Media and Public Event Production Certificate addresses both current and emerging media and public event production technologies, which are presented both as a vehicle for creative endeavor and commercial activity. Opportunities are created for the development of relevant techniques in media content creation, content management, and public event technical support in a vast range of professional settings. Course offerings are both individually configured and strategically interrelated to facilitate the attainment of students’ professional goals in a wide breadth of production scenarios. Skillsets developed can prove vital to activity in diverse fields including commercial music, theatre arts, marketing, science, education, journalism, hospitality, entertainment, law enforcement, art, and audio/video/multimedia content creation, management, and presentation. Students of Media Content and Public Event Production become qualified for positions in areas such as audio/video/multimedia media content production, sound reinforcement, multimedia presentation support, systems design and integration, stagecraft, lighting design, production equipment transport, stage management, event promotion, and artist management. Students also develop skillsets necessary for successful long‐term professional activity in today’s multifaceted and increasingly entrepreneurial scenarios of gainful employment. A certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Through the study of scale construction and key signatures, play major and minor scales in flat and sharp key signatures and scales in two octaves with both hands at a steady tempo.

✔ Apply solfege and/or counting techniques to an example of rhythmic notation in simple and compound meters in all keys and modes.

✔ Take melodic and rhythmic dictation with diatonic melodies that have some altered notes in simple and compound meters.

✔ Identify various intervals for their qualities (perfect, major, minor, augmented and diminished) in all major and minor keys and modes in notational form as well as aural form.

✔ Compare and contrast instrumental and vocal music of the major music periods from Ancient to 21st Century describing the historical origins and developments, socioeconomic influences and representative instruments and musical ensembles.  

✔ Define and identify five properties of music sound: pitch, dynamics, timbre, meter and rhythm.            

✔ Acquire physical, interpretive, and technical skills to perform level-appropriate repertoire.

Completion of the skills certificate provides students with the underlying principles and hands-on techniques of basic electronics and basic mechanics, thereby preparing them for entry-level electro-mechanical technician positions. Emphasis is on use of electronic test equipment for troubleshooting as well as tools and processes of manufacturing as applied to industrial materials. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Analyze pneumatic/hydraulic and VFD/electric-motor control diagrams and construct them with appropriate hardware.

✔ Analyze, construct and test electrical and electronic circuits from schematic diagrams.

✔ Fabricate and assemble mechanical assemblies from technical drawings using hand and machine tools.

✔ Analyze, construct and test automated systems including electronic sensors, mechanical actuators and computer control.

✔ Demonstrate the ability to create PLCs and microcontroller programs and properly interface them to input and output devices.