Are you interested in a high-tech job with a variety of career applications? Would you like to combine cutting-edge computer skills with an outlet for your more artistic inclinations? Can you see yourself as an entrepreneur, carving out your niche and being the boss of your schedule and workload?
If any of these appeal to you, you’re a perfect candidate for our dynamic Internet Development Technologies program, offered at El Centro College in downtown Dallas.
We offer a two-year associate degree and six separate certificates that can launch you into a competitive marketplace with skills ranging from Internet marketing to interactive media development to Web site system administration and more.
If you’re just interested in accumulating the skills, all Internet Development Technologies courses are also offered for noncredit continuing education units.
The components of Web design and development are wide and varied, with hundreds of applications. Our courses teach disciplines including:
- 2-D and 3-D animation
- gaming (programming, modeling and rendering)
- graphic design and illustration
- multimedia (audio, photography, Flash)
- Web design and programming
- Java and database programming
- analytics and eCommerce
- marketing, project and strategic management
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Internet Development Technologies Degree and Certificate Options
Our program offers a two-year associate degree and six certificates:
- The Internet Development Technologies Associate in Applied Sciences Degree is designed to provide specialized training for work on corporate Web site development teams. The program includes one semester of Internet Development Technologies Core Curriculum, followed by three semesters of study in one of four specialization tracks:
- Web site System
- Web Application Development
- Interactive Media Development
- Internet Marketing
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- The Advanced Web Application Development Certificate emphasizes programming. It combines course work from the IDT Core Curriculum with courses from the Web Application Development specialization track to provide a three-semester Web programming track.
- The Interactive Media Development Certificate integrates text, digital graphics, audio and video materials into a media-rich Web information space. Areas of study include interactive animations in Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and streaming audio and video.
- The Internet Marketing Certificate emphasizes online Web marketing solutions. Areas of study include project analysis and design, marketing research and managing Web site development projects.
- The OS Administration Certificate offers training in fundamental skills required for UNIX/Linux Operating System (OS) deployment, administration and maintenance. Areas of study include extensive use of open source technologies for the OS, networking and programming topics.
- The Web Application Development Certificate emphasizes object-oriented programming tools to construct interactive, database-driven publishing and Internet marketing systems. Areas of study include object-oriented programming, Visual Basic, Java, Javascript, XHTML and DHTML, creating and maintaining Microsoft SQL Server, UNIX/Linux, Active Server Pages and databases.
- The Web Site System Administration Certificate stresses configuration, maintenance and management of server technologies used in delivering complex Web services. Areas of study include installing and configuring Windows, UNIX/Linux and Macintosh and monitoring and securing Web site servers.
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Other Degree and Certificate Options
The Dallas County Community College District offers nearly 350 career and technical degrees and certificates, plus 36 academic degrees. For more information, see a chart of our degree plans by location.