ICT Employment

 

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Education at Modesto Junior College

 

Modesto Junior College and Columbia College and are the two community colleges in the Yosemite Community College District.  The district is geographically one of the largest in the State and transects more than 100 miles of the fertile San Joaquin Valley, from the Coast Range on the west to the Sierra Nevada on the east.  The boundaries include nearly 4,000 square miles encompassing all of Tuolumne and Stanislaus Counties and parts of San Joaquin, Merced, Calaveras and Santa Clara Counties.  Modesto Junior College, in Modesto, has more than 18,000 students annually, served by more than 250 faculty members.

The Business, Behavioral and Social Sciences Division  Computer Science Department offers As degrees in Computer Graphics Applications and Computer Science, AA degrees in Computer Information Systems and Computer Science and certificates in Computer Applications Specialist, Computer Graphics Applications, Computer Network Administration and Computer Programming Specialist.  The rapid spread of computers and information technology has generated a need for highly trained workers proficient in a variety of areas. The programs in Computer Science and Information Systems provides students with the knowledge, training and hands-on skills to meet the increasing demand for computer specialists in computer science, information systems, database administration, network administration, and web development.  The work of a computer scientist, database administrator, and network analyst include a wide range of specialists.  Job tasks and occupational titles used to describe these workers evolve rapidly, reflecting new areas of specialization or changes in technology, as well as the preferences and practices of employers. Computer Scientists, database administrators, and network analysts are expected to be among the fastest growing occupations over the next ten years.  Employment of computer specialists is expected to grow much faster than average for all occupations as organizations continue to adopt and integrate increasingly sophisticated technologies. For more information, come by East Campus, Founders Hall, Room 162, call (209) 575-6129 or email.

 


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