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  • Computer Science

    Delivery: A mix of daytime, evening and online courses.
    Start: Fall, Spring, or Summer; Full- or Part-Time.

    • Computer Information Systems — Associate in Science Degree (60 credits)

About the Program

This degree starts the student on the path to becoming an information systems professional. Coursework is designed to develop your analytical and problem-solving skills, in conjunction with gaining broad-based, hands-on programming experience and proficiency. This program has been designed to equip you to transfer into a typical baccalaureate Information Systems degree program.

Specific transfer plans, with the college of choice, should be made as early in the degree as possible to ensure an appropriate program is planned for enrollment at Century and at the four-year school.

Planning for Your Program

Transfer

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Potential Job Titles

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  • Computer & Information Systems Managers *

* with bachelor’s and/or master’s degree

Salary Data

Computer & Information Systems Managers *
Average Wage: $60.35/hour
Top Earners: $73.53/hour

* with bachelor’s and/or master’s degree.
Information gathered pertains to seven county metro area - careerwise.mnscu.edu

Learning Outcomes

Computer Information Systems - AS 60 Credits

  • Perform computer information systems analysis activities to include troubleshooting, systems monitoring, and computer information systems analysis activities.
  • The ability to function and communicate effectively as ethically and socially responsible computer information systems professionals.
  • Design, write, test, and debug computer programs written in contemporary structured and object-oriented languages.
  • Ability to develop algorithms which underlie common programming tasks.
  • Prepared to transfer into a typical four-year Computer Information Systems degree program.
  • Correctly implement given specifications when writing programs.