Peirce College's full-time Information Technology degree professors will teach you the theoretical and practical lessons needed for a successful career in Information Technology. Our on-campus and online IT degrees have two concentrations for students
to choose from: Networking, Administration and Information Security or Programming and Application Development.
Networking, Administration and Information Security
Our Networking concentration faculty begin the program by teaching students about maintenance, upgrade, and repair of PCs, and their exam objectives are related to CompTIA's A+ certification. In your other introductory courses, the professors will teach
you networking fundamentals like data communications and implementation of transmission media, LANs and WANs, network interconnections, network management, and protocols. They'll also help you to develop a basic understanding of network security concepts, data communication security, infrastructure security, and cryptography.
Later in the program, the faculty will give you a comprehensive overview of the features and functions of a Microsoft Windows Server-based network and teach courses around wireless network security, help desk and customer support, Linux administration
and network routing, switching, security, and defense. In your capstone course, the faculty will guide you through a case study that tasks you with designing and implementing a network and developing a security plan for it.
Programming and Application Development
Knowledgeable and talented coders are in demand right now, with no signs of that demand slowing down. Peirce's Programming and Application Development faculty will teach you how to code and nurture the abilities of those who already have a programming
background. First, you'll learn application software and computer programming basics needed to meet modern organizations' technology needs.
Next, our faculty equips students to determine the customer's needs and to design and implement systems-based solutions. They'll teach you application development in the .NET environment involving courses in ASP, SQL, XML and the component object model for application development. Peirce's Programming and Application Development degree faculty will also prepare you to become a well-rounded IT professional by exploring lessons in systems analysis tools such as Microsoft Project and Visio. Finally, they'll challenge you to build a working program or prototype to demonstrate practical programming skills and knowledge.