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Certificate and Degree Plans

 
Certificates
ACC has five certificate programs in the CIS department.
Computer Information Technology - Database
Computer Programming - C++ Track
Computer Programming - Java Track
Local Area Network Systems - Network Administration
Web Developer Specialist
Degrees
ACC has three vocational degrees in the COSC department.
Associate of Applied Science in Computer Programming
-- Traditional Programming Specialization
-- Web Programming Specialization
Associate of Applied Science in Local Area Network Systems
-- Network Administration
-- Security Administration Specialization
Associate of Applied Science in Microcomputer Applications
-- Applications
-- User and Desktop Support Specialization

ACC has two traditional transfer degrees in the CIS department.
The Associate of Science in Computer Science
The Associate of Science degree in Business Administration
 
Vocational
A vocational degree means that you will learn a computer specialization, but this degree is not directly transferable* to a BS or a BA at a four-year college or university. Students wanting a traditional four-year college degree should consider the traditional transfer degree plans below.
 
Traditional Transfer Degrees
  • ACC has two degree programs designed to be part of a four year degree computer concentration program at a four-year school, the Computer Science degree and the Business Administration degree.
  • The Computer Science degree plan is the recommended degree for students planning to study Computer Science at the four-year institution. Both the AS and the BS degrees in Computer Science require higher level courses in mathematics. If you are a student in this degree plan at ACC you will take the majority of your Computer Science courses at the four-year school.
  • The Associate of Science degree in Business Administration is the recommended degree for students planning to study computers in the Business school at a four-year institution. One option is a degree specializing in Computer Information as it applies to Business, often called MIS (Management Information Systems) or CIT (Computer Information Technology) at the four-year institutions.
* Not Transferable?
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAAS) degrees
Some colleges have Bachelor of Applied Science (BAAS) degrees which are inverted degrees where the student who has completed an AAS degrees is allowed to count that degree as the major coursework for the BAAS at that four-year school. Not all four-year colleges offer a BAAS degree and of those that do, they may not offer it in a computer studies field.