Also a Marketable Skills Achievement Award Program
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 Options
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
Note: This degree has been updated since the 2009 - 2010 catalog was printed.
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+
ITMT 1440 Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
MATH 1314 College Algebra 1
PHED / DANC Any activity course
Second Semester
CPMT 1405 IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software2
ITCC 1301 CCNA 1 Exploration - Network Fundamentals 2
ITMT 1450 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network Infrastructure: Network Services
ITSC 1316 Linux Installation and Configuration
Summer
ECON 1301 Introduction to Economics
ITCC 1304 CCNA 2 Cisco Exploration 2 - Routing Protocols and Concepts2
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
SPCH 1311 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Elective*
Second Semester
HUMA 1301 Introduction to the Humanities
ITMT 2440 Designing Security for Microsoft Networks
ITSY 2300 Operating System Security (Capstone)
Elective*
Elective*
Note: Preferred core choices are underlined. See other options in AAS core, unless otherwise noted.
1 College Algebra level or higher required
2 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school
* Electives (11 credit hours): Any ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW, or ITSY course not listed above with approval of Program Director
AAS – 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 1301 CCNA 1 Exploration - Network Fundamentals1
ITCC 1304 CCNA 2 Cisco Exploration 2 - Routing Protocols and Concepts1
ITNW 1358 Network+
MATH 1314 College Algebra 2
Second Semester
CPMT 1405 IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software1
ITCC 2308 CCNA 3 Cisco Exploration 3 - LAN Switching and Wireless1
ITCC 2310 CCNA 4 Cisco Exploration 4 - Accessing the WAN1
ITMT 1440 Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
Summer
ECON 1301 Introduction to Economics
HUMA 1301 Introduction to the Humanities
Second Year
First Semester
ITCC 2450 CCNP 1 Building Scalable Internetworks1
ITCC 2451 CCNP 2 Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks1
ITMT 1450 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network Infrastructure: Network Services
ITSY 2300 Operating System Security
SPCH 1311 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Second Semester
ITCC 2452 CCNP 3 Building Multilayer Switched Networks1
ITCC 2453 CCNP 4 Optimizing Converged Networks1 (Capstone)
ITNW 1449 Cisco Fundamentals of Network Security
PHED / DANC Any activity course
Note: Preferred core choices are underlined. See other options in AAS core, unless otherwise noted.
1 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school
2 College Algebra level 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 1301 CCNA 1 Exploration - Network Fundamentals1
ITCC 1304 CCNA 2 Cisco Exploration 2 - Routing Protocols and Concepts1
Second Semester
ITCC 2308 CCNA 3 Cisco Exploration 3 - LAN Switching and Wireless1
ITCC 2310 CCNA 4 Cisco Exploration 4 - Accessing the WAN1
Second Year
First Semester
ITCC 2450 CCNP 1 Building Scalable Internetworks1
ITCC 2451 CCNP 2 Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks1
Second Semester
ITCC 2452 CCNP 3 Building Multilayer Switched Networks1
ITCC 2453 CCNP 4 Optimizing Converged Networks1 (Capstone)
1 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school
Computer Networking Technology Software (MCSA) Certificate
18 credit hours
Note: This certificate has been updated since the 2009 - 2010 catalog was printed.
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
ITMT 1440 Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
ITMT 1450 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network Infrastructure: Network Services (Capstone)
Elective*
* Elective (4 credit hours): ITMT 2403, ITMT 2440, 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+
ITMT 1440 Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
ITMT 1450 Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Network Infrastructure: Network Services
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 AWARD
MSAA – Cisco Systems Networking (CCNA)
12 credit hours
All ITCC, ITMC, ITMT, ITNW, and ITSY courses are offered in eight-week express sessions
ITCC 1301 CCNA 1 Exploration - Network Fundamentals1
ITCC 1304 CCNA 2 Cisco Exploration 2 - Routing Protocols and Concepts1
ITCC 2308 CCNA 3 Cisco Exploration 3 - LAN Switching and Wireless1
ITCC 2310 CCNA 4 Cisco Exploration 4 - Accessing the WAN1
1 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school
Note: The second digit in a course number indicates the number of credit hours
for that course.
