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Contact: Michael Nseula, mnseula@ivytech.edu, (574)-289-7001, ext. 5367 If you think you would enjoy helping individuals and organizations solve problems with computer software and hardware, then Ivy Tech’s program in Computer Information Systems may be exactly what you're looking for. Learn how to interact with both people and technology to design, program, maintain and enhance the latest computer information systems. Take your career in a different direction with a focus on Web or database management. Or, increase your marketability with short-term programs in software from industry-leading vendors. Degrees, certificates and specialties Computer Information Systems/Associate of Applied ScienceDatabase Management SpecialtySouth Bend Curriculum 07-08 Warsaw Curriculum 07-08 Elkhart Curriculum 07-08 Computer Information Systems/Associate of Applied ScienceProgrammer/Analyst SpecialtySouth Bend Curriculum 07-08 Warsaw Curriculum 07-08 Elkhart Curriculum 07-08 Computer Information Systems/Associate of Applied ScienceStudent Directed Studies SpecialtySouth Bend Curriculum 07-08 Warsaw Curriculum 07-08 Elkhart Curriculum 07-08 Computer Information Systems/Associate of Applied ScienceWeb Management SpecialtySouth Bend Curriculum 07-08 Warsaw Curriculum 07-08 Elkhart Curriculum 07-08 Computer Information Systems/Associate of ScienceTransfers to IUPUI South Bend Curriculum 07-08 Warsaw Curriculum 07-08 Elkhart Curriculum 07-08 Computer Information Systems/Technical Certificate South Bend Curriculum 07-08 Warsaw Curriculum 07-08 Elkhart Curriculum 07-08 All classes are 3 credits unless indicated. Program descriptionThe Computer Information Systems curriculum provides the flexible, comprehensive training employers are seeking. Instruction includes both theoretical concepts and practical applications needed to enable graduates to excel in developing, operating and maintaining automated information systems. Students may specialize in areas such as Network (Windows, Cisco), PC Support, Programming/Analyst, Database Management and Web Management. An internship or co-op experience is included.
Program optionsOptions include Associate of Science (AS) and Associate of Applied Arts (AAS) degrees, Technical Certificate and Career Development Certificates. The AS degree program transfers into the bachelor's degree program in management information systems at Indiana State University. Both AS and AAS degree programs transfer into four-year programs at Bethel College, Ferris State University and elsewhere.Typical career• Computer programmer, consultant or technician • Help desk administrator • Network administrator • PC specialist • Systems analyst • Technical consultant • Web site designer/administratorEmployment outlookEmployment is expected to grow faster than average. Employment in Indiana for system analysts through 2008 is estimated to increase 85 percent; for computer support specialists, 75 percent; and for programmers, 23 percent. Demand for employees with computer and business skills is particularly high in small and medium-sized firms that create, transmit and control information by using computer technology as a management tool.Occupational areas• Computer and data processing services • Finance, insurance and real estate • Government • Education • Hardware/software corporationsEarnings, Computer Support Specialists: • National: Average wage $19.08 an hour • Indiana: Average wage $17.28 an hour • South Bend area: Average wage $15.63 an hourArea employers of program graduates:• Buhrt Engineering Inc. • Crowe-Chizek and Co. Inc. • 1st Source Bank • Haulmark Industries • Heckman Bindery • Horseshoe Hill Leather • IKON Office Solutions • Thomas N. Frederick Juvenile Justice Center • One Source Micro Products Inc. • Patriot Homes Inc. • Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp. Sources: Indiana Career and Postsecondary Advancement Center (ICPAC); surveys of program graduates
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