Information Technology Applications Development

The Information Technology Applications Development program is designed to prepare individuals to work as entry-level application developers within an organization. Students will acquire the skills to design, code, implement, and maintain programs and database systems that provide computer-based solutions to business problems. The Information Technology Applications Development degree program offers the students an opportunity to further develop skills in greater depth. In the final term students collaborate on a project that simulates a real-life team-based applications development environment, or complete an industry-based internship.

Information Technology Applications Development AAS graduates will:

• Design, code, debug, implement and maintainprograms as entry-level programmers and application software developers.
• Understand and analyze software related problems, and design a solution utilizing appropriate software tools (i.e. programming language, libraries, etc.)
• Demonstrate thorough understanding of software engineering concepts, and be able to apply them to new technologies as they become available.

Any developmental coursework a student may be required to complete may increase the program length.

Degrees and Certificates	Length of Program	Admission Dates
Information Technology Applications Development AAS	90 credits 2 years	Fall, winter, spring, summer
Information Technology Applications Development AAS-T	90 credits 2 years	Fall, winter, spring, summer
Software Development Certificate of Proficiency	65 credits 1 year	Fall, winter, spring, summer
Web Applications Development Certificate of Proficiency	65 credits 1 year	Fall, winter, spring, summer
C#/C++ Programmer Certificate of Completion	15 credits	Fall, winter, spring, summer
.Net Programmer Certificate of Completion	15 credits	Fall, winter, spring, summer