ICS Certificates of Completion
Certificates of Completion
Basic and Advanced Networking
Provides you with a strong foundation in networking and data communications that is not vendor specific and trains entry-level network specialists who can be nationally certified by the National Association of Communication Systems Engineers (NACSE). The eight networking courses required for these Certificates make up the Netprep College Curriculum. For additional information, contact the ICS faculty.
Certificate of Completion in Basic Networking
15 credits
This Certificate in Basic Networking will provide the student with the knowledge and skills for NACSE certification as an Associate Network Specialist. All five courses required for this Certificate are also required for the Associate in Science degree in ICS with a specialization under that degree as a Network Support Specialist.
Requirements
Course Alpha |
Course Title |
Credits |
ICS 125 |
Microcomputer Maintenance |
3 |
ICS 184 |
NetPrep Network Fundamentals |
3 |
ICS 185 |
NetPrep Local Area Networks |
3 |
ICS 186 |
NetPrep Wide Area Networks |
3 |
ICS 187 |
NetPrep Networking Architecture |
3 |
Total |
|
15 |
Certificate of Completion in Advanced Networking
12 credits
Provides you with the knowledge and skills for NACSE certification as a Senior Network Specialist (NSNS). Prerequisite to the advanced Certificate is the completion of the basic Certificate or certification at the lower NANS level or the possession of the knowledge and skills at that lower level.
Requirements
Course |
|
Credits |
ICS 290 |
NetPrep Intro to Internet Technologies |
3 |
ICS 291 |
NetPrep Internetworking |
3 |
ICS 292 |
NetPrep Processes and Protocols |
3 |
ICS 294 |
NetPrep Network Analysis & Design |
3 |
Total |
|
12 |
Certificate of Completion Help Desk
21 Credits
Enables you to pursue entry-level career opportunities as lT Help Desk Technicians. As organizations grow increasingly reliant on lT technologies in furthering and accomplishing their missions, so too does reliance on personnel equipped to support these technologies, in terms of software/hardware issues, both remotely and on-site. Computer Support Specialists provides such support.
Requirements
Course Alpha |
Course Title |
Credits |
ICS 100 |
Computing Literacy |
3 |
DMED 120 |
NetPrep Web Development |
3 |
ICS 101 |
Digital Tools For the Information World |
3 |
ICS 125 |
Microcomputer Maintenance |
3 |
MGT 121 |
Customer Service |
3 |
SP 151 |
Personal and Public Speaking |
3 |
ICS 184 |
NetPrep Network Fundamentals |
3 |
Total |
|
21 |






