The Information Technology (IT) curriculum prepares graduates for employment as designers, testers, support technicians, administrators, developers, or programmers with organizations that use computers to design, process, manage, and communicate information, depending on the technical path selected within this curriculum.
Course work includes development of a student’s ability to communicate and solve technical issues related to information support and services, interactive media, network systems, programming and software development, and other emerging technologies based on the selected area of study.
Graduates qualify for employment in entry-level positions with businesses, educational systems, and governmental agencies which rely on computer systems to design and manage information. The programs will incorporate the competencies of industry-recognized certification exams.
Discover the specifics of our programs, including required courses, course sequence, pathways, and learning outcomes.
Level 1:
Students enrolled in pre-approved continuing education training courses may request awarded credit in corresponding curriculum programs. They must first register, pay, and pass the continuing education course with a grade of satisfactory. In order to request awarded credit, the student must be enrolled in the corresponding curriculum program.
The credit will be awarded by the appropriate department with a grade of “PR”, Credit for Prior Learning. The credit hours of the course will count toward graduation at VGCC but may not transfer to other colleges or universities.
For a more comprehensive list of Continuing Education courses and their corresponding curriculum programs, please visit Approved CE to CU Prior Learning Credits.
| CE Course Taken | Equivalent CU Course | Credit Hours Awarded | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIS 3100 Computer Basics, 6.4 CEUs | CIS 110 Introduction to Computers | 3 | October 26, 2020 |
| CIS 3100E MOS PowerPoint, 6.4 CEUs | CIS 162 MM Presentation Software | 3 | October 26, 2020 |
| CET 3100A CompTIA A+, 8 CEUs | CTS 120 Hardware/Software Support | 3 | March 7, 2016 |
| CET 3100A CompTIA A+, 8 CEUs | CTS 120 Hardware/Software Support | 3 | March 7, 2016 |
| CIS 3100D MOS Excel, 6.4 CEUs | CTS 130 Spreadsheet | 3 | October 26, 2020 |
| OST 3100 AP MOS Access, 8 CEUs | DBA 110 Database Concepts | 3 | March 30, 2021 |
| OSC 3602 MOS Word, 4.8 CEUs | OST 131 Keyboarding | 2 | May 20, 2017 |
| OST 3100AO MOS Word, 6.4 CEUs | OST 136 Word Processing | 3 | October, 2020 |
| CSC 3110AB Computer Programming, 8 CEUs | CSC 121 Python Programming | 3 | November 2, 2021 |
| CSC 3118 Swift Programming, 8 CEUs | CSC 118 Swift Programming | 3 | April 6, 2022 |
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