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Computer Information Systems
School of Business and Information Systems
Majors at Southwestern College:
Computer Information Systems
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Computer Support Specialists provide technical assistance to computer system users. They answer questions or resolve computer problems for clients in person, via telephone, or from remote locations. They may provide assistance concerning the use of computer hardware and software, including printing, installation, word-processing, electronic mail, and operating systems. This does not include Network and Computer Systems Administrators.
Salary Information
Fifty-six percent of firms surveyed require an associate degree. Thirty-one percent require a high school diploma. Six percent require a bachelor degree.
New Job Growth
57.9% projected growth is much faster than the countywide average of 15.3%.
Employment Outlook
For California, the growth/change rate for careers in Computer Support Specialists will be about 27 percent, with a net change of about 15,800 openings.
Related Occupations
Computer Information Systems
Web Designers devise the architecture or structure of a site, design the look and feel, and incorporate features such as e-commerce, community chats/forums, search engines, animations, interactive applications, and much more. While doing this, they also ensure the site’s overall design is compatible with the technologies supporting it. Everything that a Web Designer does to a site determines whether people will stay, go, and/or come back. Web designers create Web pages and Web sites. This involves devising the organizational structure or “architecture” of the site; designing the site’s look and feel; and incorporating features such as e-commerce, online community, search engine optimization, animations, interactive applications, and advertising hosting into the site-all while ensuring the site’s design is optimized for the specific technologies supporting it. These careers require a combination of skill in visual design and proficiency with technology. Most Web designers are salaried employees (sometimes at advertising, marketing, design agencies, or at Web consulting firms which build and manage websites for client organizations), but there’s a sizeable army of freelance Web designers out there (many of them ex-dot com employees).
Wages And Benefits
Education
Forty-four percent of the firms surveyed require a high school diploma or equivalent. Thirty-one percent require an associate degree; twenty-five percent a bachelor degree.
Training
Almost all (88%) require 1- 2 years technical training in graphic art design, digital imaging, or computer-aided design.
New Job Growth
24.3%. Projected growth is much faster than the county-wide average of 15.3% for the seven year period from 2001 through 2008.
Related Occupations
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School of Business and Information Systems
Majors at Southwestern College:
Computer Information Systems
- :: Applications Programming
- :: eCommerce
- :: Internet
- :: Internet Web Design
- :: Internetwork Technician
- :: Microcomputer Applications
- :: Network Administration
- :: Network Associate Specialist—Intensive Training
- :: Operations/PC Support Specialist
- :: Systems Programming
- :: Web Database Programmer/Administrator—LAMP
- :: Web Designer
- :: Web Designer and Developer
- :: Web Flash Designer
- :: Web Flash Designer and Gaming Animator
- :: Web Multimedia Developer Using Director
- :: Web Site eCommerce Administrator
- :: Web Storefront Builder Using Miva
Search for Computer Information Systems classes
Computer Support Specialists provide technical assistance to computer system users. They answer questions or resolve computer problems for clients in person, via telephone, or from remote locations. They may provide assistance concerning the use of computer hardware and software, including printing, installation, word-processing, electronic mail, and operating systems. This does not include Network and Computer Systems Administrators.
Salary Information
| Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
| $14.47 | $19.98 | $16.48 - $24.40 |
Fifty-six percent of firms surveyed require an associate degree. Thirty-one percent require a high school diploma. Six percent require a bachelor degree.
New Job Growth
57.9% projected growth is much faster than the countywide average of 15.3%.
Employment Outlook
For California, the growth/change rate for careers in Computer Support Specialists will be about 27 percent, with a net change of about 15,800 openings.
Related Occupations
- Computer Operators
- Computer Programmers
- Engineering Technicians
- Computer
Systems
Analysts
Computer Information Systems
Web Designers devise the architecture or structure of a site, design the look and feel, and incorporate features such as e-commerce, community chats/forums, search engines, animations, interactive applications, and much more. While doing this, they also ensure the site’s overall design is compatible with the technologies supporting it. Everything that a Web Designer does to a site determines whether people will stay, go, and/or come back. Web designers create Web pages and Web sites. This involves devising the organizational structure or “architecture” of the site; designing the site’s look and feel; and incorporating features such as e-commerce, online community, search engine optimization, animations, interactive applications, and advertising hosting into the site-all while ensuring the site’s design is optimized for the specific technologies supporting it. These careers require a combination of skill in visual design and proficiency with technology. Most Web designers are salaried employees (sometimes at advertising, marketing, design agencies, or at Web consulting firms which build and manage websites for client organizations), but there’s a sizeable army of freelance Web designers out there (many of them ex-dot com employees).
Wages And Benefits
| Hourly Wages | Range | Median |
| New Hires, No Experience: | $8-$10 | $8.92 |
| After Three Years with the Firm: | $12-20 | $16.78 |
Education
Forty-four percent of the firms surveyed require a high school diploma or equivalent. Thirty-one percent require an associate degree; twenty-five percent a bachelor degree.
Training
Almost all (88%) require 1- 2 years technical training in graphic art design, digital imaging, or computer-aided design.
New Job Growth
24.3%. Projected growth is much faster than the county-wide average of 15.3% for the seven year period from 2001 through 2008.
Related Occupations
- Information Architect
- Multimedia Designer
- User Interface Designer
- Web
Developer Website
Architect
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