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System Administration, CS
System Administration, CS
at St. Charles Community College
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The System Administration Certificate at St. Charles Community College offers students a comprehensive understanding of the essential skills required to manage and support computer systems and networks. This program prepares individuals for a variety of roles in IT, focusing on the installation, configuration, and maintenance of operating systems, servers, and network infrastructure. Through practical, hands-on training, students will learn to troubleshoot and resolve common system issues, manage user accounts, and implement security protocols. Graduates will gain the knowledge necessary to work with both Windows and Linux-based systems, positioning them for success in the growing field of system administration.
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Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems. Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups. Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access. Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software.
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$50,300
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