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Network Administrator (A.A.S)

Network Administrator (A.A.S)

Program Description

Graduates of the Network Administrator degree, students will be able manage an organization’s servers and desktop and mobile equipment. They can ensure that email and data storage networks work properly. They also can make sure that employees’ workstations are working efficiently and stay connected to the central computer network.

Program Skills

With the skills earned from the Network Administrator degree, students will be able to perform the following duties:

Determine an organization’s system needs and install network hardware and software.

Make needed upgrades and repairs to networks and ensure that systems are operating correctly.

Maintain network and computer system security.

Evaluate and optimize network or system performance.

Add users to a network, and assign and update security permissions on the network.

Train users in the proper use of hardware and software.

Interpret and solve problems when a user or an automated monitoring system alerts them that a problem exists.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

Demonstrate the ability to diagnose and solve network problems.

Demonstrate the ability to research technology problems, provide technology support, and to learn new technology tools.

Demonstrate the ability to help other technology users, develop training and maintenance plans and to translate their technical knowledge so that others can use it.

Labor Market Information

According the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for network and computer systems administrators was $81,100 in May 2017. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $49,830, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $130,200.

Required Courses

  • Course ID

    Course Title

    Credits

  • BIT 123

    Technology-Personal Development

    3

  • BOTE 177

    Job Readiness

    1

  • CIS 141

    Introduction to Cyber Security

    3

  • CIS 147

    Principles of Information Security

    3

  • CIS 162

    Operating Systems

    4

  • CIS 164

    Networking Fundamentals I

    3

  • CIS 165

    Networking Fundamentals II

    3

  • CIS 168

    Firewalls and Network Security

    3

  • CIS 215

    Microsoft Windows Server

    3

  • CIS 216

    MS Planning MS Network Infrastructure

    3

  • CIS 217

    Virtualization

    3

  • CIS 219

    Hardware Maintenance & Repair

    4

  • CIS 224

    Networking

    3

  • CIS 243

    Incident Response & Disaster Recovery

    3

  • CIS 255

    Cloud Foundations

    3

  • CIS 267

    Intermediate Networking I

    3

  • CSCI 101

    Introduction to Computers

    3

  • CSCI 162

    Internship/SOE

    2

Related General Education Courses

  • Course ID

    Course Title

    Credits

  • Electives

    12

Electives: General Education Electives - see Gen Ed Matrix
Total Credit Hours: 63