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Many people do not understand how extraordinarily
diverse community college populations and missions are –
or the incredibly complex, broad and important ways they meet
America’s educational needs.
Community college ICT related programs serve:
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high school students taking ICT college classes
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high school graduates and non-graduates seeking entry-level
ICT related job skills
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high school graduates seeking affordable ways to get ICT
related baccalaureate degrees
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working professionals updating and improving their knowledge
and skills
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displaced workers seeking affordable new knowledge and
skills to find new work
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all kinds of people seeking basic user level ICT/digital
literacy knowledge and skills
They serve students interested in many different sub-fields of
ICT, including:
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Computer hardware and engineering
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Computer software and application development
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Computer operating system and application support
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Computer networking
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Computer security
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Database and Information Systems
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Telecommunications
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Internet and web services
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Multimedia and entertainment
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Wireless communications technologies
ICT related programs at community colleges have developed and
evolved at different times, in different and sometimes
multiple academic departments, with different names, with
different emphases, informed by different sources of
information or industry and business input. As a result, there
are many differences between ICT related programs at community
colleges. It can be difficult for a student interested in
computer related stuff to find appropriate community college
offerings. It can also be difficult for academia, business and
industry to identify appropriate ICT related programs from
outside the college. To assist with that, MPICT has developed
information on ICT related programs at all community colleges
in its region:
MPICT’s primary focus is on ICT education at community
colleges in its region.
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