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| CAREER OPPORTUNITIES |
| Information technology positions in corporate,
industrial, education or government sectors |
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| DEGREE & CERTIFICATE OPTIONS |
| The College of Technology
currently offers a two-year Associate of
Applied Science degree in Computer Desktop/Network
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| WHAT YOU WILL LEARN |
- Troubleshoot and resolve computer-related
problems
- Basic networking, routing (Cisco)
- Applications (Microsoft Office)
- Operating Systems (Windows Server)
- Be prepared to take industry exams such
as A+, Net+, MCP, and MCDST.
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| TOOLS/SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS |
| 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 |
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| CAREER CLOSEUP |
| Job
Outlook and Pay Info |
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| Median Wage (MT)* |
$30,000 |
| Median Wage (US)* |
$40,600 |
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| Average entry-level wage, COT grads (2003-2005) |
$21,693 |
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| Expected growth (MT)* |
28% |
| Expected growth (US)* |
23% |
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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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| SKILLS, TRAITS, PREPARATORY CLASSES THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL |
- 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)
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MSU Billings
1500 University Drive
Billings, MT 59101
406.657.2011
800.565-6782
Email Admissions |
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