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Computer Career Resources
- Overview of Various Computer Careers
- Interview with a Network Administrator – Read a question and answer session with George B. who has worked as a network administrator for eight years at a large, global company.
- Interview with a Web Developer – Read a question and answer session with Duane Harrington, who owns and operates his own web development firm.
- Enjoying a Career in Computers – Read an article about the career possibilities that exist in the computer industry.
We have compiled a list of schools in Florida offering computer-related programs. These programs cross a broad spectrum of computer-related topics – everything from computer programming to mastering Microsoft Office and other important computer software programs for business.
The Academy of South Florida
Locations: Miami, FL- Cisco CCNA Certification Training (Certificate)
- Cisco CCNP Certification Training (Certificate)
- CompTIA A+ Certification Training (Certificate)
- CompTIA Network+ Certification Training (Certificate)
- CompTIA Security+ Certification Training (Certificate)
- MCAD Certification Training (Certificate)
- MCDBA Certification Training (Certificate)
- MCSA Certification Training (Certificate)
- MCSD Certification Training (Certificate)
- MCSE Certification Training (Certificate)
AIU
Locations: Weston, FL- Information Technology (Bachelor)
AIU Online
Locations: Online- Business Administration - Information Technologies (Associate)
- Information Technology (Bachelor)
- Information Technology (Master)
- Computer Forensics (Bachelor)
American Sentinel University
Locations: Online- Computer Science (Bachelor)
- Computer Science (Master)
- Information Systems (Bachelor)
- Information Systems (Master)
- Management Information Systems (Bachelor)
- Certified Novell Administrator (Certificate)
- CompTIA A+ (Certificate)
- CompTIA Linux (Certificate)
- CompTIA Network+ (Certificate)
- Microsoft Certified Application Developer (Certificate)
Anthem College
Locations: Orlando, FL- Computer Networking and Security (Associate)
Anthem College Online
Locations: Online- Computer Networking (Associate)
ATI Career Training Center
Locations: Ft. Lauderdale, FL / Miami, FL- Drafting & Computer-Assisted Design (Associate)
- Network Administration (Associate)
Boston University Online
Locations: Online- Computer Information Systems (Master)
Capella University Online
Locations: Online- Information Technology (Bachelor)
- Information Technology (Master)
Career Institute of Florida
Locations: St. Petersburg, FL- MCSE (Diploma)
City College
Locations: Gainesville, FL- Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology (Associate)
Cleveland Institute of Electronics
Locations: Online- A+ Certification & Computer Technology (Diploma)
- Computer Information Technology & Systems Management (Associate)
- Computer Programming (Diploma)
College of Business and Technology
Locations: Miami, FL- Networking Administration (Associate)
Colorado Technical University Online
Locations: Online- Information Systems Security (Master)
- Information Technology (Bachelor)
- IT Management (Master)
- Computer Science - Computer Systems Security (Master)
- Computer Science - Database Systems (Master)
- Computer Science - Software Engineering (Master)
DeVry Online
Locations: Online- Computer Information Systems (Bachelor)
- Information Technology (Bachelor)
- Technical Management (Bachelor)
DeVry University
Locations: Fort Lauderdale, FL / Jacksonville, FL / Miami, FL / Miramar, FL / Orlando, FL / Orlando North, FL / Tampa, FL / Tampa East, FL- Computer Engineering Technology (Bachelor)
- Computer Information Systems (Bachelor)
- Electronics & Computer Technology (Associate)
- Electronics Engineering Technology (Bachelor)
- Health Information Technology (Associate)
- Network & Communications Management (Bachelor)
- Network Systems Administration (Associate)
- Technical Management (Bachelor)
ECPI College of Technology Online
Locations: Online- Computer Electronics Engineering Technology (Associate)
Everest University
Locations: Brandon, FL / Jacksonville, FL / Lakeland, FL / Largo, FL / Melbourne, FL / North Orlando, FL / Pinellas, FL / Pompano Beach, FL / South Orlando, FL / Tampa, FL- Computer Information Science (Associate)
- Computer Information Science (Bachelor)
- Computer Office Technologies and Applications (Associate)
- Network Admin/Info Tech (Associate)
FastTrain
Locations: Clearwater, FL / Ft. Lauderdale, FL / Jacksonville, FL / Kendall, FL / Miami, FL / Pembroke Pines, FL / Tampa, FL- Computer Technician (Diploma)
Florida Career College
Locations: Brandon, FL / Clearwater, FL / Hialeah, FL / Jacksonville, FL / Lauderdale Lakes, FL / Miami, FL / Pembroke Pines, FL / West Palm Beach, FL- Networking and Internet Security (Diploma)
- Computer Network Engineer (Associate)
- Computer Network Technician (Diploma)
- Computer Repair Technician (Diploma)
Florida National College Online
Locations: Online- Computer Information (Associate)
Florida Tech University Online
Locations: Online- Business Administration With a Specialization in Computer Information Systems (Bachelor)
- Computer Information Systems (Bachelor)
Florida Technical College
Locations: DeLand, FL / Lakeland, FL / Orlando, FL- C++/JAVA Programming (Diploma)
- Computer Drafting and Design (Associate)
- Electronics/Computer Technology (Associate)
- Network Administration (Diploma)
- Network Administration/ Hardware (Associate)
- Network Administration/Programming (Associate)
Full Sail University
Locations: Online- Web Design and Development (Bachelor)
Grantham University
Locations: Online- Computer Engineering Technology (Bachelor)
- Computer Science (Bachelor)
- Software Engineering Technology (Bachelor)
Gulf Coast College
Locations: Tampa, FL- Computer Information Technology (Diploma)
- Computer Network Administrator (Diploma)
Herzing College
Locations: Orlando, FL- Computer Information Systems (Associate)
- Computer Network Technology (Associate)
- Network Systems (Diploma)
- Technology Management (Bachelor)
- Web Site Design (Diploma)
High-Tech Institute
Locations: Orlando, FL- Computer Networking & Security (Diploma)
International Academy of Design and Technology
Locations: Orlando, FL / Tampa, FL- Game Design & Development (Bachelor)
- Web Design & Development (Bachelor)
Iowa Central College Online
Locations: Online- Computer Networking Technology (Associate)
ITT Tech Online
Locations: Online- Information Systems Security (Bachelor)
- Technical Project Management (Bachelor)
ITT Technical Institute
Locations: Fort Lauderdale, FL / Jacksonville, FL / Lake Mary, FL / Miami, FL / Pinellas Park, FL / Tampa, FL- Computer And Electronics Engineering Technology (Associate)
- Computer Drafting and Design (Associate)
- Data Communication Systems Technology (Bachelor)
- Digital Entertainment and Game Design (Bachelor)
- Electronics and Communications Engineering Technology (Bachelor)
- Information Systems Security (Bachelor)
- Technical Project Management (Bachelor)
Jones College
Locations: Jacksonville Arlington, FL / Jacksonville West, FL / Miami, FL- Computer Information Systems (Bachelor)
- Computer Information Systems (Associate)
Jones International University Online
Locations: Online- Information Technology (Bachelor)
- Information Technology (Certificate)
Kaplan College
Locations: Jacksonville, FL / Pembroke Pines, FL- Network Systems Technology (Associate)
- Computer Support Technician (Diploma)
- Computer Networking Technology (Associate)
Kaplan University Online
Locations: Online- Computer Programming Language (Certificate)
- Information Technology Pathway (Certificate)
- Internet and Website Development (Certificate)
- Technology and Design - Branding & Visual Communication (Bachelor)
- Technology and Design - Business and Communications Entrepreneur (Bachelor)
- Technology and Design - Multimedia & Animation (Bachelor)
- Technology and Design - Web Optimization & Integration (Bachelor)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (Certificate)
Keiser Career College
Locations: Miami Lakes, FL- Computer Networking with Emerging Technologies (Associate)
- Computer Networking with Emerging Technologies (Diploma)
Keiser University
Locations: Daytona Beach, FL / Ft. Lauderdale, FL / Jacksonville, FL / Lakeland, FL / Melbourne, FL / Miami (Kendall), FL / Orlando, FL / Pembroke Pines, FL / Port St. Lucie, FL / Sarasota, FL / Tallahassee, FL / Tampa, FL / West Palm Beach, FL- Design and Multimedia (Associate)
- Information Technology (Associate)
- Management Information Systems (Bachelor)
- Video Game Design (Associate)
Keiser University eCampus
Locations: Online- Computer Network Engineering Technology (Associate)
- Cyber Security Technology (Associate)
- Electronic Commerce (Associate)
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
Locations: Ft. Lauderdale, FL / Miami, FL / Miramar, FL / Orlando, FL / Orlando North, FL / Tampa, FL- Information Systems Management (Graduate Certificate)
Keller Graduate School of Management Online
Locations: Online- Information Systems Management (Master)
Key College
Locations: Dania, FL- Computer Information Systems (Associate)
LA College International Online
Locations: Online- Business Management - Computer Technology (Associate)
Liberty University
Locations: Online- Management Information Systems (Associate)
Lincoln College of Technology
Locations: West Palm Beach, FL- Computer Networking (Diploma)
- Computer Networking and Internet Technologies (Associate)
Mercy College Online
Locations: Online- Computer Information Systems (Bachelor)
New England Institute of Technology
Locations: West Palm Beach, FL / Online- Computer Business Management (Associate)
- Computer Network Professional (Associate)
- Computer Networking Technology (Associate)
- Computer Network Administration (Diploma)
- Computer Systems Administration (Diploma)
- Network Engineering and Computer Servicing Technology (Associate)
- Software Engineering Technology (Associate)
Palm Beach State College
Locations: Belle Glade, FL / Boca Raton, FL / Lake Worth, FL / Palm Beach Gardens, FLPark University Online
Locations: Online- Management/Computer Information Systems (Bachelor)
Penn State World Campus
Locations: OnlinePensacola State College
Locations: Pensacola, FLPinellas Technical Education Center
Locations: Clearwater, FLPost University
Locations: Online- Computer Information Systems (Bachelor)
- Computer Information Systems (Certificate)
Rasmussen College
Locations: Ft. Myers, FL / Ocala, FL / Pasco, FL / Tampa, FL- Information Systems Management (Associate)
- Computer Information Technology (Associate)
- Computer Network Administrator (Associate)
- Multimedia Technologies (Associate)
Regis University
Locations: Online- Computer Information Systems (Bachelor)
- Computer Information Technology (Master)
- Computer Networking (Bachelor)
- Computer Networking (Certificate)
- Computer Science (Bachelor)
- Database Technologies (Certificate)
- Java Programming (Certificate)
- Management Information Systems (Certificate)
- Networking Technologies (Certificate)
- Object-Oriented Technologies (Certificate)
- Unix (Certificate)
Remington College
Locations: Tampa, FL- Computer and Network Administration (Associate)
San Joaquin Valley College Online
Locations: Online- Basic Computer Skills I (Class)
- Basic Computer Skills II (Class)
- Computer Concepts (Class)
- Intermediate Microsoft Office (Class)
- Introduction to Microsoft Office II (Class)
South University Online
Locations: Online- Information Technology (Bachelor)
Southern Career College
Locations: Jacksonville, FL- Network Administration/Hardware with Wireless Technology (Associate)
- Network Administration (Diploma)
Southwest Florida College
Locations: Ft.Myers, FL / Tampa, FL- Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (Associate)
- Computer Programming and Database Management (Associate)
- Digital Design (Associate)
- Computer Animation/Multimedia (Associate)
Strayer University
Locations: Tampa East, FL / Tampa West, FL- Communications Technology (Master)
- Computer Information Systems (Associate)
- Computer Information Systems (Bachelor)
- Computer Information Systems (Certificate)
- Computer Information Systems (Diploma)
- Computer Networking (Associate)
- Computer Networking (Bachelor)
- Database Technology (Associate)
- Database Technology (Bachelor)
- Information Systems (Master)
- Internetworking Technology (Associate)
- Internetworking Technology (Bachelor)
- Internetworking Technology (Diploma)
- Management Information Systems (Master)
- Network Security (Diploma)
- Web Development (Diploma)
Strayer University Online
Locations: Online- Computer Information Systems (Associate)
- Computer Information Systems (Bachelor)
- Computer Information Systems (Certificate)
- Computer Information Systems (Diploma)
- Computer Networking (Associate)
- Computer Networking (Bachelor)
- Database Technology (Bachelor)
- Database Technology (Diploma)
- Information Systems (Master)
- Internetworking Technology (Associate)
- Internetworking Technology (Bachelor)
- Internetworking Technology (Diploma)
- Network Security (Diploma)
- Web Development (Diploma)
TechSkills
Locations: Orlando, FL / Tampa, FL- A+ (Class)
- Certified Internet Webmaster Associate (Class)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (Class)
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) (Class)
- I-Net+ (Class)
- Linux+ (Class)
- Master Certified Internet Webmaster Designer (CIW) (Class)
- Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) (Class)
- Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) (Class)
- Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) (Class)
- Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) (Class)
- Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) (Class)
- Network+ (Class)
- Oracle 9i Certified Database Administrator (Class)
- Oracle9i Certified Professional Database Administrator (OCPDBA) (Class)
- Security+ (Class)
- Sun Certified Programmer for the Java™ 2 Platform (Class)
UEI College
Locations: Jacksonville, FL- Computer System Technician (Diploma)
UNITECH College of Technology
Locations: Miami, FL- Computer Information Technology (Associate)
- Computer Network Professional (CNP) (Certificate)
- Computer and Network Technician CNT (A+, N+) (Certificate)
University of Phoenix
Locations: Clearwater, FL / Daytona Beach, FL / Fort Lauderdale, FL / Jacksonville, FL / Maitland, FL / Miramar, FL / Orange Park, FL / Orlando, FL / Orlando, FL / Palm Beach Gardens, FL / Plantation, FL / Sarasota, FL / Tampa, FL / Temple Terrace, FL- Information Technology/Information Systems Security (Bachelor)
University of Phoenix Online
Locations: Online- Information Systems (Master)
- Information Technology/Business Systems Analysis (Bachelor)
Utica College
Locations: Online- Cybersecurity (Master)
- Cybersecurity - Computer Forensics (Master)
Valencia Institute
Locations: Orlando, FL- C I W Associate (Foundations) (Certificate)
- C I W Designer (Master C I W Designer) (Certificate)
- Cisco Certified Design Administrator (CCDA) (Certificate)
- Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) (Certificate)
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) (Certificate)
- CompTIA A+ (Certificate)
- i-Net+ (Certificate)
- IT Management (Certificate)
- Java Certified Programmer for Java2 (Certificate)
- Linux + (Certificate)
- Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) (Certificate)
- Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) (Certificate)
- Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) (Certificate)
- Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) (Certificate)
- Microsoft Certified Solution Developer .NET (MCSD.NET) (Certificate)
- Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) (Certificate)
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer 2000 or 2003 (MCSE) (Certificate)
- Microsoft Office Specialists (MOS) (Certificate)
- Network + (Certificate)
- Oracle 8i Certified Professional - Database Administrator (Certificate)
- Oracle 9i Certified Professional - Database Administrator (Certificate)
- Security + (Certificate)
Walden University
Locations: Online- CIS in Healthcare Informatics (Bachelor)
- CIS in Human Computer Interaction (Bachelor)
- CIS in Information Systems Management (Bachelor)
- CIS in Information Systems Security (Bachelor)
- CIS in Online Work and Communities (Bachelor)
- Software Engineering (Master)
- Systems Engineering (Master)
Warren National University
Locations: Online- Computer Science (Bachelor)
- Computer Science (Master)
- Health Administration (Bachelor)
- Health Administration (Master)
- Management Information Systems (Bachelor)
- Management Information Systems (Doctorate)
- Management Information Systems (Master)
Western Governors University
Locations: Online- Computer Information Systems (Bachelor)
- Information Systems Engineering (Master)
- Information Technology (Associate)
- Information Technology (Bachelor)
- Information Technology (Master)
- Information Technology - Network Management (Bachelor)
- Information Technology - Project Management (Bachelor)
- Information Technology - Security (Bachelor)
- Information Technology - Software Development (Bachelor)
Westwood College Online
Locations: Online- Computer Network Engineering (Associate)
- Computer Network Management (Bachelor)
- Information Systems Security (Bachelor)
Computer Career Information
Computers are here to stay and if you want to stay competitive in the employment marketplace, you need to learn how to use computers to make your job more efficient.
Some individuals will want to pursue training in computer programming. A programmer is someone who writes code and develops algorithms for software applications. Others will be more interested in the hardware side of computers – repairing PC’s or maintaining secure networks. Still others will be interested in the business side of computers – for example e-commerce. Some career titles include:
- PC Repair Technician
- Computer Network Technician
- Network Security Specialist
- Computer Programmer
- Software Engineer
- Chief Technology Officer
- Director of Engineering
- Webmaster
- Web Developer
Aside from the people who work directly with the creation, programming and maintenance of computers, there are those who simply need to use computers on a daily basis to accomplish their work. Everyone from a secretary to a graphic designer must use a computer and can benefit from a program that teaches the fundamentals of computer applications.
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