// cit
The launchpad into modern IT careers.
Build the systems, support the people, run the cloud.
The launchpad into modern IT careers — systems, support, virtualization, and cloud foundations.
Intermediate Technical Certificate + Advanced Technical Certificate + Associate of Applied Science Degree
Stack at any level
25TH PCT · BLS
Median $78k
// overview
Computer Information Technology is the broad foundation: hardware, operating systems, virtualization, scripting, identity, and the cloud. It's the fastest path from no IT experience to a paying tier-1 or systems role, and stacks cleanly into the Cybersecurity AAS for students who want to specialize.
// what_you_learn
BY GRADUATION,
YOU CAN —
- 01Install, configure, and troubleshoot Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints
- 02Manage Active Directory, identity, and group policy
- 03Spin up, snapshot, and recover virtual machines with VMware and Hyper-V
- 04Script repetitive tasks in PowerShell and Bash
- 05Pass CompTIA A+ and Microsoft MD-100/101 + AZ-900
// tools_+_tech
THE STACK YOU
ACTUALLY USE.
The same tools listed on every job posting in this field — running on real hardware in our labs.
- Windows Server
- Active Directory
- VMware
- Hyper-V
- PowerShell
- Bash
- Azure
- Linux
- Microsoft 365
// your_path
YOUR PATH AT A
GLANCE.
The full credential stack — every semester, every course, every certification — lives on the pathway page. Walk it end-to-end below.
[ YOU EARN ]
Associate of Applied Science Degree
62 cr · 2 years
[ + INDUSTRY CERTS ]
6 sittable along the way
CompTIA · Cisco · Microsoft
[ YOU LAND ]
$103k median
Computer Network Architects · +5 more
// labs
WHERE YOU
DO THE WORK.
- [ VIRT ]
Virtualization Lab
VMware vSphere + Microsoft Hyper-V. Spin up, attack, contain, document — without breaking anything important.
- [ RACK ]
Rack Room
Physical hardware, KVM, console access. Rack-and-stack on real boxes — not screenshots in a textbook.
// student_work
PROOF —
NOT PROMISES.
- LinuxHardening
Linux Hardening Baseline
Authored a CIS-aligned hardening baseline for a public-facing Ubuntu server and validated with Lynis.
- GrafanaObservability
SOC Dashboard · Grafana + Loki
Capstone dashboard surfacing auth failures, geo-anomalies, and beaconing across the lab estate.
- Zero TrustEntra ID
Capstone · Zero-Trust Lab
End-to-end zero-trust implementation in the virtualization lab — identity, device posture, segmentation.
// next_step
MOVE ON
CIT.
Apply to NIC, request the program packet, or come tour the labs before you commit.