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 North Harris.

Student’s seeking degrees in this area should see Lisa HallĀ (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

ITNW 1325 – Fundamentals of Networking Technologies

ITSC 1371 – IT Essentials

ITSC 1372 – IT Foundations

Second Semester courses:

ITMT 1378 – Microsoft Windows 10 Configuration

ITMT 2371 – Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012

Elective – Technical x 2

POFT 1301 – Business English

Third Semester courses:

Elective – Social/Behavioral Sciences

Elective – Creative Arts/Language, Philosophy & Culture

SECOND YEAR

First Semester courses:

ITMT 2372 – Administering Windows Server 2012

ITMT 2373 – Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services

Elective – Math

Elective – Technical

SPCH 1341 – Business and Professional Communication

Second Semester courses:

ENGL 1301 – Composition and Rhetoric I

ITSC 1315 – Project Management Software

Elective – Technical

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.