Green River's Information Technology Center has developed a new degree for students interested in Networking and Networking Management.
The Networking Infrastructure Associate in Applied Science was created to establish a very technical IT Networking degree for students who are pursuing a career in networking. After the Green River Community College's IT Advisory Committee felt the school needed a very technical degree, the school decided to create a program that would meet the standards of employers.
The degree requires a knowledge in multiple fields but has an emphasis on math and information technology. The requirements state that you need 25 credits in general education and 79-89 credits in core education, including classes such as Customer Service for IT Professionals and Implementing Wide Area Networking.
The booming technology field is steadily growing and Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts project a 31.2% growth rate from 2006 to 2016. With the increase of job openings comes plentiful competition for the job market.
This new degree will help students work towards a technical degree that has been developed with Central Washington University. The two schools collaborated in order to create a degree with a clear education and career ladder. The students who earn this degree can easily transfer and earn a B.A.S. in Information Technology and Administrative Management.
The students learn to perform many of the tasks required to be a network technician or administrator. These tasks include installing and providing upkeep for an organization's network infrastructure, insuring that all problems are fixed and that the system is running smoothly with a limited number of disruptions.
Another task for network administrators is to assign IP addresses to each computer on the network. In doing this, the administrator can establish control over what each computer accesses and does, thus allowing the company or organization management over their system.
A lot of time and hard work has gone into the creation of this degree. Not only did instructer Alan Carter have to pass the Cisco CCNA certification exam, the school had to acquire the hardware needed to teach the students the necessary criteria.
Because Cisco was no longer an offered class by the Continuing Education department of Green River, a lot of the equipment required for the degree was readily available.
The high demand for network administrators has provided a rewarding salary for those who qualify. According to data from the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett MSA in March 2007, Network Administrators earned an average wage of $37.24 per hour.
Network administrating is the top tier of networking and requires the most amount of education. Most of these administrators are the last line of help when there are technical issues to be solved. Before most problems get to their desk they go through the hands of network technicians who have the tools to fix most networking problems.
This new program will allow students to graduate with a technical degree that easily transfers to CWU. With well-paying careers that have promising projections, this new degree could potentially help hundreds of students further their career.
The Networking Infrastructure Associate in Applied Science was created to establish a very technical IT Networking degree for students who are pursuing a career in networking. After the Green River Community College's IT Advisory Committee felt the school needed a very technical degree, the school decided to create a program that would meet the standards of employers.
The degree requires a knowledge in multiple fields but has an emphasis on math and information technology. The requirements state that you need 25 credits in general education and 79-89 credits in core education, including classes such as Customer Service for IT Professionals and Implementing Wide Area Networking.
The booming technology field is steadily growing and Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts project a 31.2% growth rate from 2006 to 2016. With the increase of job openings comes plentiful competition for the job market.
This new degree will help students work towards a technical degree that has been developed with Central Washington University. The two schools collaborated in order to create a degree with a clear education and career ladder. The students who earn this degree can easily transfer and earn a B.A.S. in Information Technology and Administrative Management.
The students learn to perform many of the tasks required to be a network technician or administrator. These tasks include installing and providing upkeep for an organization's network infrastructure, insuring that all problems are fixed and that the system is running smoothly with a limited number of disruptions.
Another task for network administrators is to assign IP addresses to each computer on the network. In doing this, the administrator can establish control over what each computer accesses and does, thus allowing the company or organization management over their system.
A lot of time and hard work has gone into the creation of this degree. Not only did instructer Alan Carter have to pass the Cisco CCNA certification exam, the school had to acquire the hardware needed to teach the students the necessary criteria.
Because Cisco was no longer an offered class by the Continuing Education department of Green River, a lot of the equipment required for the degree was readily available.
The high demand for network administrators has provided a rewarding salary for those who qualify. According to data from the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett MSA in March 2007, Network Administrators earned an average wage of $37.24 per hour.
Network administrating is the top tier of networking and requires the most amount of education. Most of these administrators are the last line of help when there are technical issues to be solved. Before most problems get to their desk they go through the hands of network technicians who have the tools to fix most networking problems.
This new program will allow students to graduate with a technical degree that easily transfers to CWU. With well-paying careers that have promising projections, this new degree could potentially help hundreds of students further their career.
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