Cloud Computing

The Cloud Computing program prepares students to design solutions for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) architectures by provisioning computing instances, establishing virtual private networks, managing databases and storage within a secure online environment. Students produce dynamic solutions responsive to information  and computing technology workloads with on-demand pay-as-you-go pricing allowing flexibility for small business, entrepreneurship and enterprise adoption. Industry certifications are embedded to prepare for occupations in Cloud Architect, Cloud Support Associate, Cloud Engineer or Cloud Technicians. Some preparation in information technology or computer programming is recommended.

Student Learning Outcomes ● Ability to design Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutions by provisioning computing instances, establishing virtual private networks, managing databases and storage within a secure online environment.   ● Ability to analyze performance metrics of a cloud architecture to respond dynamically to information and computing technology workloads and optimize service costs. ● Ability to collaborate in a team designing business solutions in an industry aligned project.

As of this submission, there are 12 Los Angeles County Community Colleges (El Camino, ELAC, Glendale, Harbor, Mission, Pierce, LATTC, LA Valley, Mt SAC, Rio Hondo, SMC, WLAC) pursuing the program with a projected enrollment of 1500-1800 and a completion rate of 75% or approximately 1,238. This value is tabulated by the approximation of the courses below with current enrollment levels in Fall 2018 (510) and the potential enrollment of upcoming colleges. With the inclusion of Orange County which is approximately ½ of Los Angeles in enrollment, an additional 619 completers are expected for a total of  1,857 which would be an 91% increase in completion numbers for this general field of study. The completers  would represent 38% of the annual job openings specific to AWS cloud technology and only 18% of the total openings in the field of information and computing technology within the Los Angeles/Orange County regions.

The Cloud Computing program develops skills for the occupations of cloud architect and cloud technician using Amazon Web Services (AWS), the leading cloud computing provider. The program bridges traditional on-premises data center skills of server installation, database management, and networking set-up and cabling into virtualizations of these information and computing technologies over online services. Job preparation will include industry certifications of AWS Cloud Practitioner and AWS Solutions Architect Associate mapped to course work.

The Cloud Computing program consists of four (4) core courses with an elective course to accumulate the total certificate units. The core courses lay the foundational cloud technology knowledge with the initial course (Cloud Computing with AWS) being a prerequisite for the other three. Colleges offering the program would select the elective emphasis with a minimum additional course. 

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
CIS 150	Cloud Computing with AWS	3.0	S1
CIS 152	Data Storage with AWS	3.0	S2 or 3 or 4
CIS 154	Compute Engines with AWS	3.0	S2 or 3 or 4
CIS 156	Security with AWS	3.0	S2 or 3 or 4
CIS 134	ASP.NET with C# Business Web Programming	4.0	S3 or 4

 

Requirement	Semester 1	Semester 2 or 3 or 4
Core	Cloud Computing with AWS	Compute Engines with AWSData Storage with AWSSecurity with AWS
Elective Topics	Computer programming language, operating systems, web development, Information and Communication Essentials, Business fundamentals, Customer Service	Systems Administrator, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Big Data, Serverless Architecture
Certifications	AWS Cloud Practitioner	AWS Solutions Architect - Associate

The Cloud Computing program is complementary to existing Information Technology Technician Pathways2 where skill sets and background translate to cloud methods and allow for students to help companies with existing on-premises data centers transition to the cloud. Although complementary, many companies are cloud native especially in the start-up and small business utilizing web services.

This program submission is on behalf of the participating colleges of the California Cloud Workforce, a Strong Workforce project in Los Angeles County. Santa Monica College is the lead college on the project and curriculum development in coordination with the members of the project. This submission is to support a collaborative certificate program across the partner colleges.

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