Computer and Information Technology - Facilities

Networking Laboratories - Two fully equipped networking laboratories are used to give students hands-on experience so critical to the competitive computer and information technology job market. These newly upgraded labs contain state-of-the-art equipment. The college has an academic license for VMWare software products so students, using the latest version of VMWare Workstation, can run multiple guest operating system virtual machines on our powerful lab computers creating complex layered virtual networks that can be directly connected to any of our lab network equipment. The department has a blade server with 48 gigabytes of RAM and 12 terabyte storage array upon which VMWare enterprise software is used to create a private cloud infrastructure where students can create and access virtual applicances. The college has an academic license for all Microsoft software which allows students to acquire experience using the latest enterprise network operating systems such as Server 2008 and the latest enterprise security software such as ISA Server 2006. The department has a Cisco Certified Academy so our advanced networking lab contains a full complement of Cisco routers, switches, and wireless access points. Being a Cisco academy allows our instructors to freely access all Cisco advanced networking software. As a certified academy, the Department has Cisco-certified instructors to teach the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and CCNA Security curriculum. Additionally, our advanced networking lab contains a full complement of network security equipment to include Cisco PIX firewalls, Cisco Adaptive Security firewalls, Juniper application firewalls, and Juniper SSL VPN concentrators. All of our networking equipment is professionally installed on 19-inch racks with multiple patch panels, thus allowing our students to design and implement complex client/server network and security architectures.

Systems Laboratory - This lab is used for the teaching of microcomputer hardware and operating systems installation, upgrading, troubleshooting, and maintenance.

Multimedia Laboratory - This lab is equipped with the newest versions of Web development software to include Adobe Creative Suite 5 and the latest Microsoft Web applications.

General Purpose Laboratories - General purpose laboratories are equipped with Web, office, and programming software. They are used for a variety of courses such as programming, Web, database, and microcomputer applications. The department has an academic license with Oracle which allows students and professors to access over $750,000 worth of software.