Distance Learning Courses in Computers
Whether you find yourself tinkering around with building computers, experimenting with extra memory and security, designing programs and software, or just enjoy being online, an education in the computer field may be a solid match. If you prefer to learn computers from your home computer, a variety of brick-and-mortar colleges offer distance learning courses. You'll major in the computer field while participating in online forums with classmates and professors, use Web conferencing software and interact through email to complete your degree.
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Northeastern University
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Northeastern University's College of Professional Studies offers a bachelor of science in information technology, available through an online program. Topics include network foundations, Java programming, systems analysis and design, network security, operating systems concepts, wireless network technologies, website design, UNIX system administration, and Internet essentials.
Applicants must have a high school diploma, GED or associate's degree. Students who wish to accelerate their education may complete the program in 18 months through the fast-track format if they already have an associate's degree.
Northeastern University
50 Nightingale Hall
360 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115-9959
877-668-7727
neu.edu
Drexel University Online
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Earn a bachelor's degree in computing and security technology through Drexel University's online program. The program is part-time and offers classes in network administration, operating systems architecture, web development, IT security, microcomputer hardware, client side programming, data mining technology for security, and forensic data recovery technology.
Students may receive course credit for certifications such as Oracle 9i DBA and A+. Entrance to the program requires a minimum of 24 college credits with a minimum grade point average of 2.5.
Drexel University Online
P.O. Box 34729
Philadelphia, PA 19101
877-215-0009
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University of Illinois
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Take your computer education further with a master of computer science through the University of Illinois's online degree program. Classes include operating systems design, compiler construction, advanced operating systems, embedded systems architecture, logic design, concurrent programming languages and systems, program verification, and formal models of computation.
The program may be completed either part-time or full-time with a five-year maximum. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree (a degree in computer science is preferred but not required; students in other majors must have taken computer programming, theory of computation and algorithms). A minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 is also required.
University of Illinois
400 Engineering Hall
1308 West Green Street
Urbana, IL 61801
800-252-1360
uillinois.edu
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