This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers such as cabling specialist, PC support technician, network control operator, data communications analyst, help desk specialist, network technician, computer security specialist, network specialist, network manager, network systems analyst, network systems technician, network troubleshooter, WAN/LAN manager or systems administrator.
The content includes, but is not limited to, how to plan, install, configure, monitor, troubleshoot and manage computer networks in a LAN/WAN environment. Students will be prepared to apply conceptual and theoretical knowledge to the workplace utilizing technical skills learned during the program.
State College of Florida, Bradenton campus, is a public college in Bradenton, Florida. Its occupational and technical offerings include Network System Technology, Nursing, Radiography, Clinical Dental Assistant, Computer Aided Design, and Homeland Security. The college provides career-ready degrees, more than 30 workforce certificates, online classes, and bachelor's degrees. Academic options include Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and bachelor's degree pathways, while signature programs include accelerated dual enrollment, SCF Honors, and Gator Engineering. State College of Florida also supports transitions to universities and offers noncredit education through Lifelong Learning and Workforce Development and the SCF Advanced Technology Center. Flexible course formats include on-campus and online classes, with some classes offered in shorter five-, eight-, or twelve-week formats.