Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

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Serving the Bexar County community through its programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today’s world. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees.
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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Serving more than 6,000 students from the ten Metrocom Communities and northeast San Antonio. Named “Best Institutional Facility” by Live Oak Economic Development.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunites for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Top 10 finalist for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges.
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St. Philip’s College

St. Philip’s College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College is named in the top 150 community colleges in the nation by Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Palo Alto College

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Palo Alto College Schedule/Catalog 2012-2013 [Archived Catalog]

Computer Science: Associate of Science, concentration in Computer Science

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This Associate of Science degree prepares students for entry-level positions as software developers. The program instills students with fundamental concepts and provides them with hands-on experience developing software applications. Students will be able to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for success in the computer industry.

This major also provides a foundation for transfer into a 4-year computer science program. The program includes courses from the field of study curriculum for computer science that has been approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Related Degrees

Computer Information Systems: Associate of Science, concentration in Computer Information Systems

Degree Requirements (Total Credit Hours 65)

Communication (9 Hours)

ENGL 1301 - Composition I

ENGL 1302 - Composition II

Select 1 course from the Additional Communication (11) Core

Mathematics (4 Hours)

MATH 2412 - Precalculus (pre-requisite: MATH 1414)

Natural Sciences (8 Hours)

PHYS 2425 - University Physics I (pre-requisite: MATH 2413)
PHYS 2426 - University Physics II

Humanities and Visual/Performing Arts (9 Hours)

Select 1 course from the Humanities (40) Core
Select 1 course from the Additional Humanities (41) Core
Select 1 course from the Visual and Performing Arts (50) Core

Social and Behavioral Sciences (15 Hours)

Select 2 courses from the Government (70) Core
Select 2 courses from the History (60) Core
Select 1 course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences (80) Core

Additional Requirements (20 Hours)

COSC 1336 - Programming Fundamentals I
COSC 1337 - Programming Fundamentals II
COSC 2336 - Programming Fundamentals III
COSC 2325 - Computer Organization and Machine Language
MATH 2413 - Calculus I (pre-requisite: MATH 2412)
MATH 2414 - Calculus II

NOTES:

Courses from the Additional Requirements area may not be used to satisfy Core Curriculum requirements.
CIP Code: 11.0701
Major Code: CMPS

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