Database Management with SQL
Certificate of Achievement Computer Information Systems · Laney College · 2026-2027 Catalog
The certificate in Database Management with SQL prepares students for careers as Database Administrators, or as software developers with skills in database programming. The program provides the analytical, methodological, and language skills required within the computer industry, and serves as a partial foundation for continued education at four-year institutions. It provides a “merit badge” certification of a skill set needed in a vital career field. See a counselor for more information.
Career Opportunities
Virtually every computer programming shop requires database expertise. This Certificate provides a highly desirable skill for the computer programmer, or can be the basis for employment as Database Administrator (DBA).
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:
- Develop or utilize Data Models from business processes to support database analysis and design.
- Create and modify a database and its tables using Structured Query Language’s Data Definition Language (SQL-DDL) features.
- Write programs that store and modify data in database tables using Structured Query Language’s Data Manipulation Language (SQL-DML) features.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | 17-18 | |
| CIS 5 | Introduction to Computer Science | 5 |
| orCIS 1 | Introduction to Computer Information Systems | 4 |
| CIS 25 | Object Oriented Programming Using C++ | 4 |
| orCIS 36A | Java Programming Language I | 4 |
| CIS 6 | Introduction to Computer Programming | 5 |
| orCIS 61 | Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs | 5 |
| CIS 98 | Database Programming with SQL | 4 |
| Choose 1 course from the following | 3-4 | |
| BUS 1A | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| BUS 5 | Human Relations in Business | 3 |
| BUS 20 | General Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 24 | Computerized Accounting Principles | 3 |
| CIS 20 | Microcomputer Assembly Language | 4 |
| CIS 25B | C++ Programming Language II | 4 |
| CIS 27 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 4 |
| CIS 36B | Java Programming Language II | 4 |
| CIS 62 | Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
| CIS 99 | Database Administration with SQL | 4 |
| ECON C2001 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| MATH 11 | Discrete Mathematics | 4 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| Total Units: | 20-22 | |