Computer Networking Support
Computer Networking Support Certificate from Oklahoma City Community College
Go straight into the job market with essential skills taught by top faculty in this program.
Network technicians are in high demand – and you could be, too, with a certificate of mastery in computer networking support from Oklahoma City Community College. From Los Angeles to New York to Tokyo, businesses continually update their computer network systems, and they’re in need of highly trained technicians who can install and maintain these computer network systems every day.
Today, there’s a critical shortage of employees in computer networking support. If you think this field might be right for you, now is the perfect time to try it out.
OCCC provides a strong foundation in computer science and is a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance.
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Computer Networking Support Helps Companies Stay Up-to-Date Everyday
Computer technology takes root in big ideas and full attention to all the tiny details required to make them a reality … in a world where companies introduce new information technology every week.
- Receive one-on-one and hands-on instruction in the computer science fundamentals, including real-world assignments.
- Choose from daytime, evening and information technology online classes.
- Have access to the OCCC Student Computer Center with more than 100 computers and IT tutors.
- Work inside a dedicated networking lab with the latest information technology.
Computer Networking Support Certificate at Oklahoma City Community College:
- By exploring the Certificate of Mastery program in Computer Science at Oklahoma City Community College, you can work toward becoming a Network Technician. You can also choose to continue your education and apply your Certificate to the Associate in Applied Science in Computer Science with an option in Computer Systems Support.
- You can also add network skills to your credentials and prepare yourself for the first three required core exams for becoming certified through Microsoft
Take computer networking support classes at OCCC and you’ll learn to:
- Break down problems and find solutions.
- Think critically with a foundation in computer logic.
- Keep up with and adapt to emerging information technologies.
- Create system design plans that meet company requirements.
- Cooperate and collaborate with team members.

James Bothwell
Professor of Computer Science
Web Application interest group facilitator (Android and iOS)21 Years of Telecommunications Software DevelopmentBS PhysicsMS Computer SciencePhD Geography (Geographic Information Systems)GIS Activities:Papers:Bothwell, James and Yuan, May (2010). 'Apply concepts of fluid kinematics to represent continuous space-time fields in temporal GIS', Annals of GIS, 16: 1, 27 — 41Presentations:Poster: “Exploring Climate Patterns Embedded in Global Climate Change Data”. 2006 Meeting of the American Meteorological Society Presentation: “Ecological Zone Perturbations Embedded in IPCC Climate Change Scenarios”. 2006 Southwestern Division of the Association of American Geographers meeting.Poster: “A kinematic representation of spatiotemporal scalar fields to support mining dynamics in data output from general circulation models”. 2007 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.Presentation: “Mapping the kinematics of Geographical scalar data fields”. 2008 American Association of Geographers meeting.Presentation: "Representation and Analysis of Geographic Kinematics: Using Temperature Data from General Circulation Models as an Example". 2010 American Association of Geographers meeting.Presentation: "The effect of sampling percentage on a spatiotemporal representation". 2011 American Association of Geographers meeting.

Vicki Gibson
Department Chair and Professor of Computer Science
M.Ed., Southwestern Oklahoma State University B.S., Cameron University

Al Heitkamper
Professor of Computer Science/Cyber Security
Certifications:CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security ProfessionalG7799/G2700 - GIAC Certified ISO-27000 SpecialistACE - AccessData Certified Examiner

Sara Mathew
Professor of Computer Science
I have been teaching here at the college for about 14 years. I have taught both programming and non-programming classes , but I really enjoy teaching programming classes. Programming can be fun...once you learn to love it!! Educational Qualifications: M.A. - University of Madras B.A. - Calcutta University Advanced Systems Management - NIIT

Anita Philipp
Professor of Computer Science
Masters: University of Oklahoma Bachelors: St. Norbert College (DePere WI) Additional Coursework: University of Central OklahomaAwards and Certifications--NISOD (National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development) Excellence in Teaching Award - May 2010--Blackboard's Greenhouse Project - Judge for Exemplary Courses - 2007--OGEC (Oklahoma Global Education Consortium Teaching Award for Incorporation of Global Awareness - October 2003--OCCC's Faculty of the Year Excellence Award - August 2003--WebCT International Winner in Exemplary Online Course Project - May 2003--ACIIE (American Council for International/Intercultural Awareness) Honorable Mention for Best Practice - April 2003--NISOD (National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development) Excellence in Teaching Award - May 1999--OCCC's First Online Course - January 1997

Mary Williams
Professor of Computer Science
Masters degree in Computer Science from the University of Oklahoma Bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma
With an Oklahoma City Community College Certificate of Mastery in Your Hands:
- You can start work ASAP as a network technician for any company in the private sector or even look to a job in state or federal government. Our need for computers won’t go away, and you’ll be more marketable than ever with the skills this OCCC computer networking support program offers!
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