Computer System Administration

About the Program

Program Goal: Career

GE Pattern(s): Butte Local

Program Code: 31306.02AS

The AS Degree in Computer System Administration program prepares students for industry-standard certification exams and entry-level positions as computer support technicians and jr. computer system/network administrators. The core curriculum covers server and network installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and maintenance. No prerequisite skills are required for students to enroll in the program.

The program offers courses that prepare students for many industry certification exams, including Cisco CCNA, CompTIA A+, Linux+, Network+, Cloud+, and Security+.

Program Learning Outcome(s): Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:

1. Apply the fundamental techniques of computer security to ensure account and data integrity.
2. Identify labor market needs and properly prepare for the most relevant industry certification exams.
3. Identify, describe, install, and maintain the fundamental hardware and software components of a modern computer system.
4. Install, configure, maintain, and network desktop computer workstations.
5. Identify and describe connection-oriented network services and the functions of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and TCP/IP model.
6. Design, build, configure, and maintain small to medium-sized Cisco networks utilizing switches, routers, and WAN connections.
7. Implement a hybrid Windows Server infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment.
8. Implement, manage, maintain and provide services and infrastructure in an on-premise, virtual, and cloud environment.