Certificate of Achievement: Network Computing

The Networking Certificate is designed for people who are seeking employment with companies that use computer networks. The program provides 13.5 units of instruction on the industry standard skills to understand and deploy networks. Students learn a range of topics that cover the technical principals of the hardware and configuration to run networks while maintaining secure access.

 

Course #	Course Title	Annual Sections (18/19 Y1)	Annual Enrollment (18/19 Y1)	Annual Sections (18/19 Y2)	Annual Enrollment (18/19 Y2)
C S 50A	INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKS (CCNA)	6	107	3	81
C S 50B	SWITCHING, ROUTING, AND WIRELESS ESSENTIALS (CCNA)	2	26	2	22
C S 50C	ENTERPRISE NETWORKING, SECURITY, AND AUTOMATION (CCNA)	Not yet offered		Not yet offered

The goal of the Network Design, Configuration, and Management Certificate is to provide the industry standard skills to understand and develop applications for the cloud. Students learn a range of topics that cover the technical principles of the hardware and software requirements to run systems in the cloud including storage, database management, and software systems, while maintaining secure access.

 

Students will need to take 3 courses for a total of 13.5 units.

 

Requirements	Course #	Title	Units	Sequence
Core Courses (# of units)	C S 50A	INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKS (CCNA)	4.5	Year 1, Fall
	C S 50B	SWITCHING, ROUTING, AND WIRELESS ESSENTIALS (CCNA)	4.5	Year 1, Winter
	C S 50C	ENTERPRISE NETWORKING, SECURITY, AND AUTOMATION (CCNA)	4.5	Year 1, Spring

 

Foothill College offers programs and services that empower students to achieve goals as members of the workforce. There is currently a high demand for qualified individuals who are well-versed in networking, which delivers connectivity to organizations of all sizes. It is one of the required disciplines in technology today. This certificate program will allow companies to hire individuals who are familiar with networking, switches, routers, routing, network security principles and network management. Currently, there is a significant undersupply of networking workers compared to the demand in the Bay Area region. The median hourly wage for jobs in networking is slightly under $60/hr. Due to the high demand and relatively high wages for cloud computing jobs, we foresee that the demand for the certificate will be at least twenty students per year. In addition, we expect to offer the courses as hybrid/online split format, which will attract a number of students statewide.

Currently the other community colleges offering in our area this certificate are Ohlone College and Cabrillo College which are not in our service area. The proposed program is based off the highly successful Cisco Networking Academy program. We have informed our counterparts as well with our sister college De Anza.