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Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT) Education at Contra Costa
College
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Contra Costa College (CCC), one of the
three Colleges of the
Contra Costa Community College District, is a
comprehensive community college located at 2600
Mission Bell Drive in San Pablo, California. It
serves the residents of west Contra Costa County,
primarily, but has students from elsewhere in the
United States and the world, too. Our students,
faculty and staff reflect the diversity of our
surrounding communities, contributing to a vibrant
and lively campus life. CCC enrolls almost 7,000
students annually. ICT courses, degrees and
certificates are offered mainly in three programs:
Computer and Communications Technology,
Computer Information Systems and
Computer Science |
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CCC’s
Computer and Communications Technology
(Electronics)
program offers a A.S. degree and a Certificate in
Network Technology. Courses in this program
cover: Basic Electronics, Digital Applications
and Devices, Fiber Optic/Copper Network Structure,
Computer Repair Technology and Network
Communications Technology. More information on
this program can be obtained by contacting its
chairperson by
email
or by phone at 510-235-7800 ext 4260.
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CCC’s
Computer Information Systems (CIS)/ Business
Office Technology (BOT) Department offers
a broad selection of computer classes designed
around the needs of today's workplace. Its
program is structured such that you can take a
limited number of selected basic skills classes,
or elect to complete one of three majors: Computer
Programming, Computer Networking or Computer
Operations. A flowchart describing the sequence of
courses for CIS majors can be found
here. For more information, please call
calling 510-235-7800 ext 4468 or
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CCC’s
Computer Science (CS) program offers an
A.S. degree in Computer Science and
Certificates in Robotics, in Applied Computer
Science and in Computational Science Education.
CS is primarily focused on the science of
computers (human/computer interaction), including
structure, function, organization, and
programming. Our CS program certainly does this
traditional education. However, we live in a time
of ever expanding knowledge and possibilities.
The
theoretical foundation is certainly necessary,
but more intangible and impossible to measure
attributes and experiences are also essential to a
successful career as a computer scientist. The
applied computer science portion of the
program addresses these intangibles through
open-ended, collaborative opportunities for
students to foster their creativity, computer
science intuition and experience. This is done
through open-entry open-exit variable unit
laboratory courses without lectures. Students
typically sign up for between .2 and 3 units,
attend laboratory when they choose, and are graded
on the work they produce. For the robotics
courses, this means participating in competitions
where a robot must be designed, machined, built
and tested within weeks. The special projects
course allows students to team together to take on
a longer-range project, lasting from one semester
to up to two years. Past and current projects
have included designing and building a
computational cluster in a suitcase,
designing/building a LISP based robot, developing
computational resources for one-hour open-ended
explorations, developing an educational presence
in a virtual environment, designing and building
computer video games, and creating animated
shorts. For its foundation, the applied computer
science program relies on the theoretical portion
of the computer science program, as well as from
other CCC programs. For more information, please
call 510-235-7800 ext 4348 or
email. |
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