Network Systems Administration

Registration Deadline: To Be Announced
Next Start Date: August 2025

This program offers challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers such as a Computer Support Assistant, Network Support Technician, Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer, Wireless Network Administrator, and Data Communications Analyst in the Information Technology career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Information Technology career cluster.

This program focuses on broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the following elements of the Information Technology industry; technical and product skills, underlying principles of technology, planning, management, finance, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues.

Network Systems Administration prerequisites include:

Students enrolling in Network Services Administration must be prepared for independent learning and must meet the following program prerequisites.
- Students enrolling in the NSA program must hold
1. a current, non-expired CompTIA A+ or higher industry certification; OR
2. any current, non-expired Cisco certification.
Please see the Basic Skills Requirement table by clicking here and find your program.

If required, take the Basic Skills Test at our Testing Center. Call 941-255-7500 Ext. 1745 to schedule to take the test.
Network Systems Administration industry certifications includes:
- Articulated: CompTIA Server+ and
- Articulated: CompTIA Network+
Job opportunities in Network Systems Administration include:
- Information Security Analysts
- Network or Computer Systems Administrator
- Computer Network Support Specialist
To find out more about these opportunities, please visit O*Net OnLine.
Network Systems Administration teaches:
- Information Technology Assistant
- Computer Support Assistant
- Network Support Technician
- Systems Administrator
- Systems Engineer
- Wireless Network Administrator

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