Collin College - Academic Programs

COMPUTER NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY

Also a Tech Prep Program

Also a Marketable Skills Achievement Award Program

Program Director:

Wayne Jones . . . . . . . . . . . PRC-H244 . . . . . . . . . .972.377.1676

Academic Advisor:

Al Gober . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PRC-F134 . . . . . . . . . . .972.377.1780

The Computer Networking Technology program prepares graduates who will be able to design and install secure network systems based on customer requirements, monitor and maintain network traffic and security, and maintain network hardware and software. Courses and hands-on labs in this program will assist the graduate in preparing to take a variety of Cisco, Microsoft, and CompTIA certification examinations.

Students planning to transfer to a college or university should check with the Collin academic advisor prior to beginning this program. Tech Prep students who took collegiate-level courses in computer networking technology while in high school may elect to receive college credit by contacting the Global EDGE office. A petition for Tech Prep credit should be completed as soon as possible upon admission to Collin.

Career Opportunities

Computer Networking Technology is a fast-growing and high-demand field and includes career opportunities in the following areas:

Cybersecurity Analyst

Security Administrator

Equipment Repair

Hardware/Software Installation

Network Management

Technical Support

AAS – COMPUTER NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY

69 credit hours

All ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW, and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions.

First Year

First Semester

ENGL 1301 Composition/Rhetoric I

ITMT 1300 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional

ITNW 1358 Network+

ITNW 1454 Implementing and Supporting Servers

MATH 1314 College Algebra 1

PHED/DANC Any activity course

Second Semester

CPMT 1411 Introduction to Computer Maintenance 2

ITCC 1302 CCNA 1: Networking Basics 2

ITNW 2373 Linux Operating System

ITNW 2404 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows 2003 Environment

Summer Semester

ECON 1301 Introduction to Economics

ITCC 1306 CCNA 2: Router and Routing Basics 2

Second Year

First Semester

ITMT 1455 Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

ITMT 2400 Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure

ITMT 2446 Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network

SPCH 1311 Fundamentals of Speech Communication

Second Semester

HUMA 1301 Introduction to the Humanities

ITMT 2440 Designing Security for Microsoft Networks

ITSY 2300 Operating System Security (Capstone)

Elective*

Note: Preferred core choices in italics; other options available on the Associate of Applied Science site, unless otherwise noted.

1 MATH 1314 (or higher) required

2 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school

* Electives (7 credit hours): Any ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW, or ITSY course not listed above with approval of Program Director

CISCO SYSTEMS NETWORKING SPECIALIZATION

66 credit hours

All ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW, and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions.

First Year

First Semester

ENGL 1301 Composition/Rhetoric I

ITCC 1302 CCNA 1: Networking Basics 1

ITCC 1306 CCNA 2: Router and Routing Basics 1

ITNW 1358 Network+

MATH 1314 College Algebra 2

Second Semester

CPMT 1411 Introduction to Computer Maintenance 1

ITCC 1342 CCNA 3: Switching Basic and Intermediate Routing 1

ITCC 1346 CCNA 4: Wide Area Network (WAN) Technologies 1

ITNW 1454 Implementing and Supporting Servers

Summer Semester

ECON 1301 Introduction to Economics

HUMA 1301 Introduction to the Humanities

Second Year

First Semester

ITCC 2432 CCNP 1: Advanced Routing 1

ITCC 2436 CCNP 2: Remote Access 1

ITNW 2404 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows 2003 Environment

ITSY 2300 Operating System Security

SPCH 1311 Fundamentals of Speech Communication

Second Semester

ITCC 2440 CCNP 3: Multilayer Switching 1

ITCC 2444 CCNP 4: Internetwork Troubleshooting 1 (Capstone)

ITNW 1449 CISCO Fundamentals of Network Security

PHED/DANC Any activity course

Note: Preferred core choices in italics; other options available on the Associate of Applied Science site, unless otherwise noted.

1 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school

2 MATH 1314 (or higher) required

Certificates

ADVANCED CISCO SYSTEMS NETWORKING (CCNP) CERTIFICATE

28 credit hours

All ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW, and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions.

First Year

First Semester

ITCC 1302 CCNA 1: Networking Basics 1

ITCC 1306 CCNA 2: Router and Routing Basics 1

Second Semester

ITCC 1342 CCNA 3: Switching Basic and Intermediate Routing 1

ITCC 1346 CCNA 4: Wide Area Network (WAN) Technologies 1

Second Year

First Semester

ITCC 2432 CCNP 1: Advanced Routing 1

ITCC 2436 CCNP 2: Remote Access 1

Second Semester

ITCC 2440 CCNP 3: Multilayer Switching 1

ITCC 2444 CCNP 4: Internetwork Troubleshooting 1(Capstone)

1 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school

COMPUTER NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE (MCSA) CERTIFICATE

18 credit hours

All ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW, and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions

First Semester

ITMT 1300 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional

ITNW 1358 Network+

Second Semester

ITNW 1454 Implementing and Supporting Servers

ITNW 2404 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows 2003 Environment

Elective*

* Elective (4 credit hours): ITMC 2403, ITMT 2446, or ITMT 2450

COMPUTER NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED SOFTWARE (MCSE) SPECIALIZATION

29 credit hours

All ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions.

First Semester

ITMT 1300 Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional

ITNW 1358 Network+

ITNW 1454 Implementing and Supporting Servers

ITNW 2404 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows 2003 Environment

Second Semester

ITMT 1455 Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

ITMT 2400 Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure (Capstone)

ITMT 2440 Designing Security for Microsoft Networks

Elective*

* Elective (3 credit hours): Any ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW, or ITSY course not listed above with approval of Program Director

Marketable Skills Achievement Awards

A Marketable Skills Achievement Award is a sequence of credit courses totaling 9-14 semester credit hours.

MSAA – CISCO SYSTEMS NETWORKING (CCNA)

12 credit hours

All ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW, and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions

ITCC 1302 CCNA 1: Networking Basics 1

ITCC 1306 CCNA 2: Router and Routing Basics 1

ITCC 1342 CCNA 3: Switching Basic and Intermediate Routing 1

ITCC 1346 CCNA 4: Wide Area Network (WAN) Technologies 1

1 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school