Computers, Networks, and Emerging Technology (CNET)

System and network administration courses, Information Technology (IT) training, and more! Learn the skills necessary to work in today's high tech work environment.

In the News

• Ohlone College designated Cisco regional academy - Fremont Bulletin, May 31, 2007
• Ohlone College Designated a Cisco Regional Academy in time for Tenth Anniversary, May 10, 2007 press release

Degrees and Certificates

Review academic requirements in the Catalog and in the Curriculum Guides. All students are encouraged to meet with a counselor to review academic program requirements and/or have questions answered.

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• Associate of Science (A.S.) Degree
  • Cisco Certified Network Professional (Network+, CCNA, CCNP) (PDF)
  • Desktop Support Technician (A+, Server+, MCP)
  • Network Administrator (Network+, MCP or UNIX, CCNA)
  • Technical Support Specialist (A+, Server+, MCP)
  • UNIX/Linux Systems Administrator
• Certificate of Achievement
  • Cisco Certified Network Professional (Network+, CCNA, CCNP) (PDF)
  • Desktop Support Technician (A+, Server+, MCP)
  • Network Administrator (Network+, MCP or UNIX, CCNA)
  • Technical Support Specialist (A+, Server+, MCP)
  • UNIX/Linux Systems Administrator
• See also Computer Science degrees and certificates

Related Information at Ohlone

• In the News: Ohlone College Designated a Cisco Regional Academy in time for Tenth Anniversary, May 10, 2007 press release - 'Ohlone College computer networking faculty member Richard Grotegut has been named as the sole California representative to the Cisco Networking Academy 10th Anniversary Celebration in Washington, DC in October 2007. The celebration will honor Grotegut and others for their extraordinary impact in "educating the architects of the networked economy" through the Cisco Networking Academy over the past decade.'
• Computer Applications and Occupational Technology (CAOT)
• Computer Science
• Network Technology and Systems Administration (NTSA)
• Robotics

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the courses in this discipline, the student will have acquired the following knowledge and skills:

• Demonstrate an appreciation of the IT career field and the need to be lifelong learners. Increase the ability to identify new learning requirements and to learn independently.
• Demonstrate oral and written communication skills and increase ability to be effective team members.
• Demonstrate attitudes that are beneficial to maintaining the security of a computer/network system and assisting people to use that system or network.
• Demonstrate confidence to work independently to setup and maintain computer and networking systems.
• Demonstrate techniques to anticipate and prepare for a variety of unknown situations that might impact the operation of a computer system or network.
• Demonstrate understanding of how computers communicate with each other and the methods employed to assure that the communication is reliable.
• Participate in a structured internship based in the workplace and receive real world, hands on experience.

Courses

Course Number Changes from Computer Studies to new CNET

• CS = Computer Studies
• CNET = Computers, Networking, and Emerging Technology

Career Opportunities

Employment Outlook

Please refer to the following links for employment outlook and labor market information:

• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Occupational Information Network

Please visit the Counseling Department and Student Success Center for information.

Transfer Information

Please visit the Counseling Department and Transfer Center for information.

Faculty

Full-time

• Richard Grotegut
  (510) 742-2386
  rgrotegut@ohlone.edu
  Office: NOC Room 30-04
• Margery Segraves
  (510) 742-2385
  msegraves@ohlone.edu
  Office: NOC Room 30-01
  http://www2.ohlone.edu/people/msegraves/
• George Wong
  (510) 742-2389
  gwong@ohlone.edu
  Office: NOC Room 30-04

Part-time

• Not available

Division

Science, Technology, and Engineering Division.