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Networking Administration, A.A.S.

Dakota County Technical College · Rosemount, MN

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Program
Award
A.A.S.
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
CIP
43.0403
Total credits (published)
69
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
173416
CourseShelf checklist
CK_173416_31d20481
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

First Year - Fall Semester: 15 Credits

5 items
  1. ENGL 1150
    Composition I
    As published: “Composition I 3 Credits”
    3
  2. ISTC 1015
    Supporting Business Applications
    As published: “Supporting Business Applications 3 Credits”
    3
  3. ISTC 1030
    Operating Systems I
    As published: “Operating Systems I 3 Credits”
    3
  4. ISTC 1045
    Network Systems I: Introduction to Networking
    As published: “Network Systems I: Introduction to Networking 3 Credits”
    3
  5. COMS 1020
    Interpersonal Communication
    As published: “Interpersonal Communication 3 Credits”
    3

First Year - Spring Semester: 18 Credits

6 items
  1. ISTC 1010
    Microcomputer Maintenance
    As published: “Microcomputer Maintenance 3 Credits”
    3
  2. ISTC 1033
    Operating Systems II
    As published: “Operating Systems II 3 Credits”
    3
  3. ISTC 1050
    Database Systems
    As published: “Database Systems 3 Credits”
    3
  4. ISTC 1061
    Introduction to IT Security
    As published: “Introduction to IT Security 3 Credits”
    3
  5. ISTC 1100
    Business Communication
    As published: “Business Communication 3 Credits †”
    3
  6. General Elective (any MnTC Goal 1-10) 3 Credits
    Not resolved to a course

Second Year - Fall Semester: 18 Credits

6 items
  1. ISTC 2006
    Network Systems II: Routing and Switching Essentials
    As published: “Network Systems II: Routing and Switching Essentials 3 Credits †”
    3
  2. ISTC 2011
    Network Systems III: Scaling Networks
    As published: “Network Systems III: Scaling Networks 3 Credits”
    3
  3. ISTC 2035
    Operating Systems III
    As published: “Operating Systems III 3 Credits”
    3
  4. ISTC 2066
    Firewalls
    As published: “Firewalls 3 Credits”
    3
  5. ISTC 2071
    Computer Forensics
    As published: “Computer Forensics 3 Credits †”
    3
  6. General Elective (any MnTC Goal 1-10) 3 Credits
    Not resolved to a course

Second Year - Spring Semester: 18 Credits

6 items
  1. ISTC 2037
    Operating Systems IV
    As published: “Operating Systems IV 3 Credits †”
    3
  2. ISTC 2040
    Database Management
    As published: “Database Management 3 Credits”
    3
  3. ISTC 2080
    Cybersecurity
    As published: “Cybersecurity 3 Credits †”
    3
  4. ISTC 2100
    Project Management
    As published: “Project Management 3 Credits”
    or: ISTC 2970 - Internship 3 Credits
    3
  5. ISTC 2150
    Virtualization, Storage, and Cloud Technologies
    As published: “Virtualization, Storage, and Cloud Technologies 3 Credits”
    3
  6. MATS 1251
    Statistics
    As published: “Statistics 4 Credits”
    or: MATS 1240 - Quantitative Reasoning 4 Credits
    or: MATS 1300 - College Algebra 4 Credits
    or: PHIL 1250 - Introduction to Logic 3 Credits *
    4
Source. Dakota County Technical College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.dctc.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=2&poid=179. Captured page pages/0087.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.