Network Design and Administration - Spokane Community College

Network Design and Administration from Spokane Community College is a Campus Certificate Information Technology degree that prepares you for a IT career. Program Description The Network Design and Administration program prepares students as local- and wide-area network administrators. Successful completion of the program provides students with the essential skills of network administration including network design, implementation, maintenance, optimization, and troubleshooting, utilizing a variety of network operating systems, and hardware platforms and protocols. These include but are not limited to Microsoft, Cisco and UNIX. Upon completion, students have covered objectives leading toward professional certification. Effective oral and written communications are emphasized throughout the program. Program Goals Install and configure servers, workstations, routers, switches, network cabling and wireless devices. Show knowledge of network topologies, protocols and technologies. Analyze and troubleshoot a network and its peripherals. Perform administrative tasks on a network. Establish communications between similar and dissimilar networking systems. Monitor network performance. Show a strong working knowledge of network security policies and procedures. Develop research skills and techniques. Career Opportunities Network administrator, network engineer, network analyst, network technician, and systems administrator. View more details on Spokane Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Information Technology courses.