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Is an Online IT Education Possible?

Yes! Walden University is an accredited US institution offering programs to train individuals to become outstanding computer support specialists, IT teachers, computer engineers, computer technicians, etc. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, at present there are 540,560 people employed as computer support specialists alone in America, and their average annual salary is $47,360. Online schools like Walden University have been proven to help successfully launch workers into this field.

IT Common Job Tasks
  • mapping network drives, mapping network printers, add memory to the system
  • basic troubleshooting
  • create simple scripts to map network drives
  • documentation of procedures
  • fix basic PC issues
  • work the help desk
  • nderstand DNS and how to check it, as well as how to ping and trace-route machines
  • basic system administration
  • installing servers
  • running cable
Popular Journals & Magazines IT Organizations Related Professions Currently in Demand
  • Enterprise Architect
  • Senior Systems Analyst
  • .NET Developer
  • Information Technology Information Officer
  • Software Developer
  • Program Analyst
  • Director of Information Services
  • Senior Application Engineer
  • Senior Technology Advisor
  • Systems Analyst
Top Cities for IT
  • Phoenix
  • Sacramento
  • San Francisco
  • Santa Ana
  • Washington DC
  • Atlanta
  • Chicago
  • Baltimore
  • Boston
  • Minneapolis
Top States for IT
  • Arizona
  • California
  • Oregon
  • Washington
  • New York
  • Massachusetts
  • Illinois
  • Florida
  • Virginia
  • Michigan
Common IT Degree Program Names
  • Certificate Program - Library & Information Science Technology
  • Master of Science in Information Systems and Technology
  • Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
  • Associate of Science in Information Technology
  • Bachelors in Health Information Technology
  • Associates in Health Information Technology
  • BS in IT - Software Engineering
  • BS in IT - Database Administration
  • MS in IT - Business Intelligence
  • MS in IT - Project Management
Common IT Course Titles
  • A + Essentials
  • A + Practical Application
  • Interconnecting Cisco® Networking Devices
  • Network + Certification
  • citrix XenApp 5 for Windows Server
  • Microsoft DNS and Active Directory for Exchange Administrators
  • Configuring, Managing and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server
  • Data Mining I: Basic Methods and Techniques
  • C/C++ Programming I : Fundamental Programming Concepts
  • Perl For Bioinformatics II

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