Computer Information Systems AAS
MEDIAN SALARY
$52,130*
SALARY RANGE $33,221 - $80,728
Provide technical assistance to computer users. Answer questions or resolve computer problems for clients and provide assistance concerning the use of computer hardware and software, including printing, installation, word processing, electronic mail, and operating systems. (bls.gov).
Nearly 2,500 expected jobs in the region in the next 10 years.
MEDIAN SALARY
$67,920*
SALARY RANGE $42,072 - $102,270
Analyze, test, troubleshoot, and evaluate existing network systems, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), cloud networks, servers, and other data communications networks. Perform network maintenance to ensure networks operate correctly with minimal interruption. (bls.gov).
Nearly 900 expected jobs in the region in the next 10 years.
MEDIAN SALARY
$59,576*
SALARY RANGE $35,932- $109,043
Design digital user interfaces or websites. Develop and test layouts, interfaces, functionality, and navigation menus to ensure compatibility and usability across browsers or devices. (bls.gov)
Nearly 800 expected jobs in the region in the next 10 years.
Internship Opportunities
Students have opportunities for internships in their second year with local and regional IT businesses or departments. Many students receive offers of employment before graduating.
Dual Admissions Opportunities
Although primarily a direct to work program, you can take advantage of a dual admissions opportunity and be accepted into SUNY Cobleskill’s Bachelors of Technology degree in Information Technology while attending the Computer Information Systems program at SUNY FMCC.
Microcredentials
This program may allow students to earn digital badges which verifies the achievement of in-demand skills and competencies. SUNY FMCC continues to expand opportunities for students to become more marketable to employers.
Course Highlights
Course Catalog
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2024-2025 FMCC CATALOGProgram Course Layout
The Computer Information Systems program offers a variety of unique computer science and information technology courses to help you develop and refine your IT skillset. Here are a few examples.
This course expands on introductory database concepts and explores more powerful applications of database design and management. Students design relational tables, queries, forms and reports, using database software and maintain data dictionaries. Students will apply entity relationships and data normalization. Students will create programs in Structured Query Language (SQL), create stored procedures, and implement Open and Object Linked and Embedded Database Connectivity.
An Students will develop and manage integrated Web pages, using HTML/XHTML and Web page developing tools. Students will utilize graphics-processing software to incorporate images. Students will construct Web pages using HTML to incorporate text, lists, tables, frames, and hyperlinks and publish to a server in a multi-browser compatible format. There will be an emphasis on writing client-side scripts (JavaScript) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
This course covers the fundamentals of data structures and software modeling. Topics include modern IDE for software development, design and development of reusable software, software modeling (class diagram, use case, CRC card), introduction to analysis of algorithms, abstract properties, implementation and use of stacks, queues, linked lists, and binary trees, recursion and efficiency of recursive solutions, range of search (sequential, binary), select (min, max, median), and more!