Program Type
Associate of Applied Science
Estimated Time to Complete
Four semesters (Two academic years)
Format
On Campus
Program Description
Network Administrator students will gain skills and knowledge, enabling them to diagnose and solve network problems, demonstrate the ability to research technology problems, provide technology support, and to learn new technology tools. Our students will have the ability to help other technology users, develop training and maintenance plans and to translate their technical knowledge so that others can use it. Network Administrator students will be able to manage an organization’s servers and desktop and mobile equipment. They can ensure that email and data storage networks work properly. They also can make sure that employees’ workstations are working efficiently and stay connected to the central computer network.
Mission
Institutional Mission Statement
Turtle Mountain College is committed to functioning as an autonomous Indian controlled college on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation focusing on general studies, undergraduate education, Career & Technical Education, scholarly research, and continuous improvement of student learning. By creating an academic environment in which the cultural and social heritage of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is brought to bear throughout the curriculum, the college establishes an administration, staff, faculty, and student body exerting leadership in the community and providing service to it.
Career Outlook
Graduates of the Network Administrator degree will demonstrate the ability to diagnose and solve network problems, skills to research technology problems, provide technology support, and to learn new technology tools, and the ability to help other technology users, develop training and maintenance plans and to translate their technical knowledge so that others can use it.
Our graduates can work as Computer User Support, Systems Analyst, Network/Systems Administrator, Network/Systems Support, and Computer Network Support Specialists.
Credit Hours
64 Credits
Application Deadlines
Review the TMC Academic Calendar for admissions & registration deadlines for each semester.
Plan of Study Grid
Year One Fall
| CIS 141 | Intro to Cybersecurity | 3 |
| CIS 162 | Operating Systems | 3 |
| CIS 164 | Networking Fundamentals I | 3 |
| CIS 215 | MS Windows Server | 3 |
| CIS 219 | Hardware Maintenance & Repair | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Year One Spring
| BOTE 177 | Job Readiness | 1 |
| CIS 147 | Principles of Information Security | 3 |
| CIS 165 | Networking Fundamentals II | 3 |
| CIS 168 | Firewalls and Network Security | 3 |
| CIS 216 | MS Planning MS Network Infrastructure | 3 |
| CSCI 101 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Year Two Fall
| CIS 217 | Virtualization | 3 |
| CIS 224 | Networking | 3 |
| CIS 243 | Incident Response & Disaster Recovery | 3 |
| CIS 267 | Intermediate Networking I | 3 |
GEN ED
| General Education Course Requirement | 3 |
GEN ED
| General Education Course Requirement | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Year Two Spring
| CIS 223 | Linux System Administration | 3 |
| CIS 255 | Cloud Foundations | 3 |
| CSCI 162 | Internship | 2 |
GEN ED
| General Education Course Requirement | 3 |
GEN ED
| General Education Course Requirement | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Total Credit Hours: 64