Successful completion of the curriculum in Cloud Computing prepares students to advance their Information Technology careers in jobs such as Cloud Administrator and Cloud Technician. Many of the courses also help prepare students for industry recognized certification exams from Amazon Web Services and CompTIA. For the degree, students must fulfill the following major requirements with grades of “C” or better, complete a minimum of 60 degree-applicable semester units (12 of which must be completed at Sierra College) with a grade point average of at least 2.0 and complete one of the following three general education patterns:
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Completion of the Cloud Computing degree will prepare students to gain employment in the Cloud Computing Administration and Cloud Technician fields. This skill set is in high demand and pays well above a living wage for our region.
This program was developed as part of the Chancellor's Office Amazon Web Services Cloud Skills Pilot Program Grant
Courses should be taken sequentially unless student has significant prior experience in the industry.
| Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | |||
| IT 170 | AWS Cloud Foundations | 1.5 | Y1S1 |
| IT 105 | Computer Network Fundamentals | 3 | Y1S1 |
| IT 110 | Installing, Configuring and Administering a Client OS | 3 | Y1S1 |
| IT 115 | Server Systems Administration | 3 | Y1S2 |
| IT 175 | AWS Cloud Architecting | 3 | Y1S2 |
| IT 176 | AWS System Operations | 3 | Y2S1 |
| Plus 6 Units From | |||
| IT 75 | Python for Many Uses | 3 | |
| IT 55 | Database Management | 3 | |
| IT 60 | Project Management Concepts and Software | 3 | |
| IT 65 | Data Analytics/Visualization Using Tableau | 3 | |
| IT 120 | Introduction to Information Systems Security | 3 |
Annette Nylander · 10/23/23
I notice after submitting that I left off the course IT 171 CompTIA Cloud + Computing Concepts and Practices in the list of required classes but I do not see a way to edit the proposal not that it has been submitted. My apologies.
Annette Nylander · 10/23/23
This submission is to replace the previous one that had the Degree and 2 certificates all in one submission
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