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Read comments (1)Beginning with the Fall 2008 semester, technically-minded students may pursue Associate Degrees at DSCC with concentrations in Network and Cyber Security or Software Application.
The classes are also available to employees or entrepreneurs who are not seeking a degree, but require extra skill in Network and Cyber Security. For these nontraditional students, a Technical Certificate may be earned through DSCC's new program.
The two degree concentrations are also part of the Computer Information Technology Major available to DSCC students working toward the Associate of Applied Science degree.
The Software Application concentration will qualify students in document and spreadsheet production, webpage design and software programming.
The Network and Cyber Security course of study will prepare students for careers as Network and Server Administrators, Office Programmers or Security Consultants.
Completion of the Network and Cyber Security degree program will qualify students to test for the computer industry's A+ Certification.
Questions concerning these new additions should be directed to the office of the Dean of the Business/Technology Division 286-3204.
Additional information can also be found on the web at www.DSCC.edu. Registration for fall courses is currently under way. Classes begin on Aug. 23.
As someone that has graduated from DSCC and this CIT program in particular, I have to say that the offerings are nothing short of a joke. On DSCC's behalf, faculty and resources are limited in a smaller town with few large-scale IT operations to learn and develop from. The fact that this degree is being labeled as new and exciting is quite disappointing. I feel this 're-launch' is to attempt to gain new interest as numbers have been dwindling since a large class graduated in 2004.
A Security program should prepare student for Security+, CEH, (ISC) ², and more. I no longer see mention of the MCSE, which Dyersburg State at one time was a Microsoft IT Academy. I appreciate the enthusiasm that DSCC has for preparing students for the IT world, but I feel that they need to go back to the drawing boards and re-evaluate their offerings.
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