Evening Computer Programming, AAS Degree
Interested in pursuing a Programming degree, but can’t afford to take the time off for day classes? Now you won’t have to. Evening classes include both accelerated 9-week formatted classroom instruction and hybrid or online coursework. Hybrid courses are a blend of online and classroom instruction.
Computer programmers or “software application developers” work with business users and other professionals to create applications that provide solutions. The applications may be structured, top-down computer code that is a sequence of instructions to be followed by the computer or they may be object-oriented programs which call other programming objects. The knowledgeable computer programmer learns a variety of languages to meet the diverse needs of businesses, including use of the Internet as a tool for interfacing with users, customers and other businesses. A basic understanding of operating systems (Linux, Windows and IBM OS/400) and networking is essential. Knowledge of databases such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, DB2/400 and Microsoft Access is used in conjunction with the programming languages. This program includes training in enterprise level languages such as Oracle PL/SQL and IBM’s RPG IV as well as other popular languages such as HTML, Java, and Visual Basic.NET.