Certificate

(21 Credit Hours)

Program Manager

William Culver
941-752-5509
CulverW@SCF.edu

This certificate is designed to prepare students for entry level employment within the field the information technology career cluster. This certificate program is part of the Network Systems Technology  AS degree program  [2027], and is aligned with the CISCO Certified Network Associate  (CCNA) industry certification.

Program Goals

Specific Program Goals of the Certificate are:

• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of computer networking.
• Demonstrate an understanding of routing concepts.
• Demonstrate router configuration skills.
• Demonstrate an understanding of LAN design and concepts.
• Demonstrate VLAN configuration skills.
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic wireless concepts and configuration.
• Demonstrate an understanding of wide area networks (WAN).
• Demonstrate Wide Area Network configuration skills.
• Demonstrate an understanding of network security.
• Demonstrate an understanding of remote access.
• Demonstrate an understanding of IP Addressing Services.
• Demonstrate an understanding of network maintenance, support and troubleshooting.