This two year program allows you to enter the workforce quickly. Median wage: $78,436* in representative career titles; “Information Technology Manager” and “Information Technology Specialist”. The full program is offered at LSC-Kingwood as well as CyFair, North Harris and Tomball.
Student’s seeking degrees in this area should see Lisa Hall (Lisa@lonestar.edu) or Carol McKenzie (Carol.P.McKenzie@lonestar.edu) for advising.
Program Plan
FIRST YEAR
First Semester courses:
ITSC 1301 or COSC 1301 – Introduction to Computers
ITCC 1375 – Introduction to Networks
ITCC 1376 – Routing and Switching Essentials
ITSC 1371 – IT Essentials
Second Semester courses:
ITCC 2378 – Scaling Networks
ITCC 2379 – Connecting Networks
POFT 1301 – Business English
Elective – General Education Elective
ITSC 1315 – Project Management Software
Third Semester courses:
Elective – Social/Behavioral Science
Elective – Creative Arts/Language, Philosophy & Culture
SECOND YEAR
First Semester courses:
Elective – Math
Elective – Technical x 3
SPCH 1321 – Business and Professional Communication
Second Semester courses:
ENGL 1301 – Composition & Rhetoric I
Elective – Technical x 2
ITSC 2372 – Technical Skills Portfolio or ITSC 2380 – Cooperative Education
*Wage data is based on annual salaries from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2013.