New Hampshire Technical Institute Announces New IT Certificates Offered

From Cookson Strategic Communications:

Concord, NH - As demand continues to grow for people qualified to work in high tech occupations, NHTI - Concord’s Community College introduced 10 new information technology (IT) training programs to prepare graduates with the workforce skills they need. The certificates are an important step in landing the good paying, in-demand jobs the Granite State is clamoring for to fill the current skills gap in its workforce.

“After listening to our students, graduates, and business leaders, we created new classes that align to additional industry recognized certifications,” said Aaron Conn, head of NHTI’s IT Department. “These certificates provide students with a credential that enables them to get into the job market quickly, well before completing a two or four year degree.”

NHTI’s IT program is among its most popular, bolstered in part by very favorable job projections – as high as 30.8 percent growth for some IT fields. Most of the new programs are designed to quickly prepare students for entry to mid-level range jobs in the IT field. These students gain a foot in the door, a springboard for professional development and an opportunity to complete an associateor further degrees, including a special bachelor’s degree pathway created with Southern New Hampshire University’s (SNHU) College of Online and Continuing Education.

“This agreement with SNHU is a great opportunity for our students, including those who have already graduated from our program and secured a job in the IT field,” said Conn. “They can now take 18 more credits from NHTI at community college tuition rates and then transfer seamlessly into SNHU’s online IT bachelor’s degree program.”

The new certificates are:

• Entry Level Software Development, which prepares students for entry level employment and Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) Certifications;
• Advanced Software Development, which prepares students for Microsoft Certified Professional (CP) Certifications, an Associate degree in IT, and Microsoft Specialist C# Certification;
• IT Entry Level Networking, which prepares students for A+ Certification and Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) Certification;
• IT Hardware & Software, which prepares students for A+ Certification;
• IT Microsoft Servers, which prepares students for Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) Certification: Windows Server 2012;
• IT Network Associate, which prepares students for Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT), and Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) Routing & Switching Certification;
• IT Security, which prepares students for CCNA Security, CompTIA Security+ and Microsoft MSCA Server 2012 certifications; IT Virtualization, which prepares students for Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT), VMWare Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) Certification;
• IT Voice Over IP (VoIP), which prepares students for CCNA Routing & Switching, CCNA Security and CCNA Voice certifications;
• and a Linux Certificate, which prepares students for CompTIA Linux+, LPIC-1 Linux Server Professional and SUSE Certified Linux Administrator.

Classes are available during the day, evening and online. NHTI hired a new full-time faculty member to administer the classes and invested in equipment and software to support coursework and objectives. The initiative is sponsored by a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. The certificates prepare students for roles including software developers, system administrators and information security analysts, across many industries where reliance on data, the Cloud and cybersecurity continue to grow rapidly. NHTI’s Information Technology Department also offers a two-year associate degree program, and certificate programs in tech support and applications development.

For more information about NHTI’s new IT certificates, visit here or contact Alan Blake at ablake@ccsnh.edu or 603-271-6484.

About NHTI
NHTI - Concord’s Community College, is a fully accredited, public community college serving students, businesses and the community by providing excellent academic, technical and professional education. NHTI offers over 80 academic programs to more than 7,000 students. NHTI is a member of the Community College System of New Hampshire. The seven community colleges in the system are committed to working with businesses throughout the state to train and retain employees to develop a robust workforce across all sectors and embraces the "65 by 25 Initiative," which calls for 65% of NH citizens to have some form of postsecondary education by 2025 to meet future workforce demands.

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