Network Administrator Certificate

Contact Information:

Marlin Allery / Michael Selburg, IT Instructors

[phone] / [phone]

Room 210

[e-mail] / [e-mail] 

 

Program Type

Certificate

Estimated Time to Complete

Two semesters (One academic year)

Format

On Campus

Program Description

The Network Administrators students will learn the technical skills, enabling them to demonstrate essential IT support skills including installing, configuring, securing and troubleshooting operating systems and hardware. Our students will gain the ability to diagnose and solve operating system and hardware problems.  Program graduates will demonstrate essential networking skills, including installing, configuring, securing and troubleshooting the devices, protocols and services within a network infrastructure.

Mission

Institutional Mission Statement

 

Turtle Mountain Community College is committed to functioning as an autonomous Indian controlled college on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation focusing on general studies, undergraduate education, Career & Technical Education, scholarly research, and continuous improvement of student learning. By creating an academic environment in which the cultural and social heritage of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is brought to bear throughout the curriculum, the college establishes an administration, staff, faculty, and student body exerting leadership in the community and providing service to it.

Career Outlook

For those who graduate with a degree in Network Administration, there are a broad amount of employment opportunities in North Dakota and across the country.  This degree prepares students for a job as a network administrator, which several are open around the state, along with computer support specialist, system administrator, information technology support specialist, desktop support specialist, and technology coordinator.

Credit Hours

32 Credits

Application Deadline

Review the TMCC Academic Calendar for registration deadlines for each semester. 

Plan of Study Grid

Year One Fall

CIS 141	Intro to Cybersecurity	3
CIS 162	Operating Systems	3
CIS 164	Networking Fundamentals I	3
CIS 215	MS Windows Server	3
CIS 219	Hardware Maintenance & Repair	4
Total Credit Hours:		16

Year One Spring

BOTE 177	Job Readiness	1
CIS 147	Principles of Information Security	3
CIS 165	Networking Fundamentals II	3
CIS 168	Firewalls and Network Security	3
CIS 216	MS Planning MS Network Infrastructure	3
CSCI 101	Introduction to Computers	3
Total Credit Hours:		16