Computer Programming

The A.S. Degree in Computer Programming is designed to prepare students for a career in computer programming. The degree offers a balanced set of classes that provides students with client, server and database programming skills required by the industry. Emphasis is placed on object-oriented programming applications, configuring servers, creating and navigating databases, and reusable software components. Students will demonstrate the ability to design and implement business environment applications that will contain the front end user interface and back end database. Student in this program select one of the following four programming concentrations:  C++, Java, Python, or Web Programming. Career opportunities available after the completion of this degree include Computer System Analysts, Information Security Analysts, Computer Programmers, and System, Applications, or Web Developers. Students wishing a bachelor's degree (transfer program) should meet with a counselor or advisor to discuss transferability of courses.

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Students completing this degree will provide students with client, server and database programming skills required by the industry. Emphasis is placed on object-oriented programming applications, configuring servers, creating, and navigating databases, and reusable software components. 

The goals and objectives for the courses offered to obtain this degree will give students the ability to design and implement business environment applications that will contain the front-end user interface and back-end database. Students will develop competencies that relate to the occupations of application developers, system developers, computer programmer and web developer.

The AS Degree in Computer Programming requires a diverse set of programming, database, operating system and related computer courses that provides students with application development, web development and database programming skills required by the industry. 

Students earning this degree can choose from several different programming language or web development concentrations. Students will develop competencies that relate to the occupations of application developers, system developers, computer programmer and web developer.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
CISB 11	Computer Information Systems	3.5	Yr. 1 Fall
CISB 15	Microcomputer Applications	3.5	Yr. 1 Fall
CISP 10	Principles of Object-Oriented Design	2.5	Yr. 1 Fall
CISN 21	Windows Operating System	3	Yr. 1 Spr
Or
CISN 31	Linux Operating System	3	Yr. 1 Spr
CISN 31L	Linux Operating System	0.5	Yr. 1 Spr
CISD 11	Database Management - Microsoft Access	3	Yr. 1 Spr
CISD 11L	Database Management - Microsoft Access Lab	0.5	Yr. 1 Spr
Or
CISD 21	Database Management - Microsoft SQL Server Database Management Microsoft SQL Server Lab	3	Yr. 1 Spr
CISD 21L		0.5	Yr. 1 Spr
Or	Database Management - Oracle
CISD 31	Database Management - Oracle Laboratory	3	Yr. 1 Spr
CISD 31L		0.5	Yr. 1 Spr
	Systems Analysis and Design
CISM 11		3.5	Yr. 1 Spr
C++
CISP 31	Programming in C++	3	Yr. 2 Fall
CISP 31L	Programming in C++ Laboratory	0.5	Yr. 2 Fall
CISP 34	Advanced Programming in C++	3	Yr. 2 Spr
CISP 34L	Advanced Programming in C++ Laboratory	0.5	Yr. 2 Spr
Or Java
CISP 21	Programming in Java	3	Yr. 2 Fall
CISP 21L	Programming in Java Laboratory	0.5	Yr. 2 Fall
CISP 24	Advanced Programming in Java	3	Yr. 2 Spr
CISP 24L	Advanced Programming in Java Laboratory	0.5	Yr. 2 Spr
Or Python
CISP 71	Programming in Python	3	Yr. 2 Fall
CISP 71L CISP 74	Programming in Python Laboratory	0.5	Yr. 2 Fall
CISP 74L	Advanced Programming in Python	3	Yr. 2 Spr
	Advanced Programming in Python Laboratory	0.5	Yr. 2 Spr
Or Web
CISW 17	HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Programming	3	Yr. 2 Fall
CISW 31	Secure Web Servers	3	Yr. 2 Spr
CISW 31L	Secure Web Servers Laboratory	0.5	Yr. 2 Spr
Or
CISW 24	Secure Server Side Web Programming	3	Yr. 2 Spr
CISW 24L	Secure Server Side Web Programming	0.5	Yr. 2 Spr

This program is the terminal degree in computer programming that can be earned though the CIS department at Mt. San Antonio College.

Rio Hondo Community College: Computer Information Technology Pasadena City College: Computer Information Systems/Software Development

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Under electives, students were able to select from various areas of focus (e.g. C++, Java, Mobile, or Web). The Mobile track or focus is being eliminated and replaced with a Python track. Student demand and enrollment for mobile programming has been very low, it is being replaced with Python due to the demand.