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""""College of Technology  
Degrees and Programs  
     
 

Computer Desktop/Network Support

 
Career Opportunities
Information technology positions in corporate, industrial, education or government sectors
 

Degree & Certificate Options
The College of Technology currently offers a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree in Computer Desktop/Network Support.

 
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.
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%
(projections through 2012)  
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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
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)
Program Costs
Montana Resident
Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)

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