Educational Tracks

There are several different educational tracks you can take if you want to pursue a career in information technology, depending on whether you’re interested in designing systems and developing applications or managing networks and databases.

Bachelor’s degrees include computer science, information technology and information technology management.

All require a foundation in math and statistics. Courses in business and communications also are encouraged.

Many programs also encourage students to gain relevant work experience through internships.

You can also improve your opportunities by earning certifications, which are offered through product vendors, computer associations and other training institutions. Many employers regard these certifications as the industry standard, and some require their employees to be certified.

Here are just some of the colleges and universities that offer areas of study in IT.

University or College	Areas of Study	Contact
Armstrong Atlantic	IBM Academic Initiative	Stephen Jodis
Benedict College	Computer Information Systems Open Source Development	Verbus Counts
Clemson University	Software Engineering Animation and Graphics Human Centered Computing	Larry Hodges
College of Charleston	Informatics Computational Science	Chris Starr
Columbia College	Business Information Systems	Madeline Scheip
Columbus State	Insurance Systems IBM Academic Initiative	Wayne Summers
Georgia Tech	Software Engineering Systems Engineering Simulation and Modeling Computing for Education	Mark Guzdial
Marist College	Network Certification Programs Application Programming Operations and Security Certifications	Amy Scully
NC A&T University	IBM Academic Initiative	Cameron Seay
NC State University	Software Engineering Systems Engineering Open Source Development
UNC Charlotte	Cyber Security Bio Informatics Computational Science	Olin Broadway
University of Arkansas	Business of IT IBM Academic Initiative	David Douglas
University of Central Florida	Large Systems Intergration Software Engineering
University of South Carolina	Intergrated IT IBM Academic Initiative Software Engineering Graphics and Animation Business of IT Insurance Systems	Bob Brookshire Tony Ambler Hildy Teegan
University of South Carolina Upstate	Informatics and Healthcare IT Computer Information Systems	Ron Fulbright
Wake Tech	Infrastructure Design Network Systems Programming and Tools
Winthrop University	Computer Science Computer Information Systems Digital Information Design	Marguerite Doman