MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5035N Catalog Year: 2024-2025 Effective Term: 2024 Fall Last Admit Term: 9999 Award: CCL Total Credits: 4 CIP Code: 11.1001	Primary College: Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: Shared Program Availability: GC, GW, MC, PC, SC Field of Interest: Computer and Information Technology Instructional Council: Computer Information Systems GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: Upon completion of this certificate, students may pursue a career as: 15-1244.00 Network and Computer Systems Administrators Upon completion of an associate degree, students may pursue a career as: 15-1211.00 Computer Systems Analysts 15-1212.00 Information Security Analysts 15-1231.00 Computer Network Support Specialists

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in VMware Foundations program is designed to help students prepare for VMware industry certifications and work in a variety of information technology environments including software defined data centers. The program introduces vSphere and VMware ESXi server in the enterprise and covers many aspects of virtualization for VMware ESXi server administration. It is designed to help prepare students for the VMware Certified Technical Associate (VCTA) certification exam. Students can also pursue additional Certificates of Completion (CCLs) in a variety of specializations within the information technology field to deepen their knowledge and skills and to help prepare them for multiple industry certification examinations. An Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Network and Systems Administration is also available.

Learning Outcomes
1. Apply virtualization concepts to hardware hierarchies. (CIS293) 2. Manage VMware environments including basic network functions. (CIS293)

Program Notes
This program is not eligible for Title IV Federal Financial Aid. Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program. Students who pursue this Certificate of Completion (CCL) should have a basic level of computer literacy including navigating the internet and computer systems or take CIS105 as indicated in the required courses. Students with the requisite skills may have the CIS105 requirement waived by permission of the Program Director. Courses within any of the following prefixes must be taken within five (5) years prior to completion of the program to be applied toward this award: BPC, CIS, CNT, and MST.

Admission Criteria
This Certificate of Completion (CCL) is intended for industry professionals with the requisite experience. To pursue this CCL, students must complete the prerequisites to the courses within the Required Courses area as follows OR receive permission of the Program Director: CIS105 Survey of Computer Information Systems 3 + BPC170 A+ Exam Prep: Computer Hardware Configuration and Support (3) AND + BPC270 A+ Exam Prep: Operating System Configuration and Support (3) OR MST150++ Any Windows Operation Course (3) 3-6 CIS126DL Linux Operating System (3) OR CIS126RH Red Hat System Administration I (3) 3 + CIS190 Introduction to Networking (3) OR CNT140AB Introduction to Networks (3) 3 Students with no industry experience have the option to complete the full CCL VMware Network Administrator (major code 5032), that includes the courses in Admission Criteria and required courses.

Required Courses

+ CIS293 VMware ESXI Server Enterprise 4

Credits: 4

Restricted Electives
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General Electives
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+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: November 28, 2023

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