Computer Programming & Application Development
Visual Basic, Java, or application developer
Web developer
Database programmer
Access or Excel programmer
The College of Technology currently offers a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree in Computer Programming & Application Development. Students, if interested, may consider pursuing a Bachelor's degree upon completion of the AAS program.
- Web development
- Customize small/medium size program applications for various businesses
- Hands-on coding in java, Visual Basic, .Net, Perl and SQL
- Databse design
- Intensive study of Microsoft Software Applications (Word, Excel, Access)
- Prepare students for the Sun Certified Java Programmer exam as well as the Microsoft Certified Application Developer exams
- Develop a portfolio of applications created for demonstration at job interviews
Before a student can be accepted into the Computer Programming & Application Development degree program, competency in mathematics and computers must be demonstrated. This may be done by:
- Passing the Math Placement Test
- Transfer of appropriate credits
- Current ACT/SAT scores in the required range
- Taking the necessary prerequisite English, math, and/or computer classes identified in the catalog
Job Outlook and Pay Info |
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| Median Wage (MT)* | $61,800 |
| Median Wage (US)* | $79,000 |
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| Please note that these wages include programmers who have achieved an Associates, Bachelor's or higher degree of education. | |
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| Average entry-level wage, COT grads (2006-2010) | n/a |
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| Expected growth (MT)* (projection through 2016) |
18% |
| Expected growth (US)* (projection through 2018) |
13% |
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| *Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment Projections; MT Dept. of Labor and Industry, Research and Analysis Bureau | |
 COT Graduate Placement Data |
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- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
- The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)
- The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations)
