- Award:
- Certificate of Achievement
- Program location:
- Fort Omaha Campus
- Sarpy Center
- South Omaha Campus
- online
The Data Center Technician Certificate is designed to provide students with an introduction to data center operations. Students learn how to assist in monitoring and implementing data center projects.
Graduation Requirements
| Requirement | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| General Education | 18.0 - 18.5 |
| Major Requirements | 13.5 |
| Option Requirements | 23.0 |
| Total Credit Hours Required | 54.5 - 55 |
General Education Requirements 18.0 - 18.5 Credit Hrs.*
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| English-Level I | 4.5 |
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| Humanities/Social Sciences | 4.5 |
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
MATH 1220 Business Mathematics
OR
MATH 1420 College Algebra
*(Students transferring to a four-year institution must take MATH 1420.)
1
|
4.5 – 5 |
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| INFO 1001 Information Systems and Literacy
|
4.5 |
Major Requirements for Microcomputer Technology - 13.5 Credit Hrs.
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| INFO 1002 Introduction to Information Technology
|
4.5 |
| INFO 1110 Operating Systems I
|
4.5 |
| INFO 1311 Web Page Creation
|
4.5 |
Option Requirements for Network Technician - 23.0 Credit Hrs.
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| INFO 1003 Introduction to Computer Programming
|
5.0 |
| INFO 1023 Networking Essentials
|
4.5 |
| INFO 1400 Hardware, Disaster Recovery, and Troubleshooting | 4.5 |
| INFO 1401 Introduction to Data Center Management
|
4.5 |
| INFO 2351 Introduction to XML
|
4.5 |
1. Additional prerequisite(s) may be required.
The certificate option is a specialization within a program. Although students may complete multiple options within this program, only the major degree is awarded.
Below is the suggested format of classes for the student planning a career in Data Center Technician after one year of full-time study.
First Year/First Quarter
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| INFO 1001 Information Systems and Literacy
|
4.5 |
| Gen. Ed. | 4.5 |
| MATH elective | 4.5 - 5.0 |
| 13.5 - 14.0 |
First Year/Second Quarter
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| INFO 1002 Introduction to Information Technology
|
4.5 |
| INFO 1003 Introduction to Computer Programming
|
5.0 |
| INFO 1110 Operating Systems I
|
4.5 |
| 14.0 |
First Year/Third Quarter
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| INFO 1023 Networking Essentials
|
4.5 |
| INFO 1311 Web Page Creation
|
4.5 |
| INFO 1400 Hardware, Disaster Recovery, and Troubleshooting | 4.5 |
| 13.5 |
First Year/Fourth Quarter
| Courses | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|
| INFO 1401 Introduction to Data Center Management
|
4.5 |
| INFO 2351 Introduction to XML
|
4.5 |
| Gen. Ed. | 4.5 |
| 13.5 |