Computer Information Systems
City College offers transfer and certification programs in
the Computer Information Systems (Information
Technology) field. These programs include computer
literacy; application, web, and database programming;
database administration; and a variety of vendor
specific and vendor neutral industry-standard
certification training. The roles of the various
information system professionals are to design,
implement, operate, and maintain a computer
information system. This system can be based on a
large central mainframe computer serving hundreds of
users or a small personal microcomputer on a desk.
These professionals also provide services in the
networking areas such as systems engineers, systems
administrators, and networks specialists.
Computer Information Systems Career Pathway
San Diego City College
Career Options
Most careers in the field of Information Decision Systems require education beyond the associate degree. Careers include:
- Applications programmer
- Computer operator
- Database administrator
- Maintenance programmer
- Programmer/analyst
- Systems analyst
Some careers in the Information Technology field require education beyond the associate degree in either Business, Computer Information Systems, Information Technology, Electronics, or Computer and Information Sciences. Careers in the Information Technology field include:
- Computer consultant
- Help desk technician
- Instructional lab technician
- Sales specialist in computer hardware and software
- Support technician
- Computer assembler
- Systems integrator
- Network administrator
- Network specialist
- Systems engineer
- Systems administrator
- Database professionals
- Web designers