St. Charles Community College Logo

St. Charles Community College
4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive
Cottleville, MO 63376 | 636-922-8000
Student Information
Community Programs
General Information
Site Index

Computer Networking Course Descriptions


Get started now!

Contact:
Mike Fuszner
mfuszner@stchas.edu
636-922-8322

General Information

Programs

The job market is strong for IT workers, according to the Department of Labor. Employment opportunities are expected to increase much faster than the average. See the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm

Class # Course Title Prerequisites or Corequisites Course Description

Cisco Networking Academy Classes (CCNA)

CPC170

CCNA1

Pre: CPT 115, CPT 106

Co: None

First course in a four-course sequence that prepares student for Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) certification and the job market. Over the four-course sequence learn networking fundamentals, routing and switching protocols, router and switch configuration in the LAN and WAN, and wireless technologies.  Combination of hands-on labs, lectures, and demonstrations.

Prepares the student for the Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) certification and for IT job market skills required to become a network installer, network technician, help desk technician, basic network designer, network administrator, or network engineer.

CPC171

CCNA2

Pre: CPC 170

Co: None

Second course in a four-course sequence that prepares student for Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) certification and the job market. Over the four-course sequence learn networking fundamentals, routing and switching protocols, router and switch configuration in the LAN and WAN, and wireless technologies.  Combination of hands-on labs, lectures, and demonstrations.

Prepares the student for the Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) certification and for IT job market skills required to become a network installer, network technician, help desk technician, basic network designer, network administrator, or network engineer.

CPC172

CCNA3

Pre: CPC 171

Co: None

Third course in a four-course sequence that prepares student for Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) certification and the job market. Over the four-course sequence learn networking fundamentals, routing and switching protocols, router and switch configuration in the LAN and WAN, and wireless technologies.  Combination of hands-on labs, lectures, and demonstrations.

Prepares the student for the Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) certification and for IT job market skills required to become a network installer, network technician, help desk technician, basic network designer, network administrator, or network engineer.

CPC173

CCNA4

Pre: CPC 171

Co: None

Fourth course in a four-course sequence that prepares student for Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) certification and the job market. Over the four-course sequence learn networking fundamentals, routing and switching protocols, router and switch configuration in the LAN and WAN, and wireless technologies.  Combination of hands-on labs, lectures, and demonstrations.

Prepares the student for the Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) certification and for IT job market skills required to become a network installer, network technician, help desk technician, basic network designer, network administrator, or network engineer.

Cisco Networking Academy Classes (CCNP)

CPC270

Building Scalable Internetworks

Pre: CPC 173 or CCNA Certification

Co: None

Preparation for certification requirements for Cisco Certified Network Professional. Learn the concepts and configuration of scalable network design, IP multicasting, route optimization, and IPv6. Learn how to configure EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP. Combination of hands-on labs, lectures, and demonstrations.

CPC272

Building Multilayer Switched Networks

Pre: CPC173 or CCNA certification

Co: None

Preparation for certification requirements for Cisco Certified Network Professional. Learn how to design and configure VLANs and how to implement inter-VLAN routing. Learn how to implement spanning tree and high availability in a campus environment. Learn about wireless LANs and how to configure voice. Learn security measures. Combination of hands-on labs, lectures, and demonstrations.

CPC275

Implementing Secure, Converged WANs

Pre: CPC173 or CCNA certification

Co: None

Preparation for certification requirements for Cisco Certified Network Professional. Learn the concepts and configuration of VPNs, AAA, QoS, and wireless LANs. Learn how to secure remote access to corporate networks, create high availability networks, and troubleshooting skills. Combination of hands-on labs, lectures, and demonstrations.

CPC276

Optimized Converged Networks

Pre: CPC173 or CCNA certification

Co: None

Preparation for certification requirements for Cisco Certified Network Professional. Learn the concepts and configuration of Quality of Service in order to optimize converged networks. Develop WAN-related troubleshooting skills. Combination of hands-on labs, lectures, and demonstrations.

Cisco Networking Academy Classes (Security)

CPC245

Network Security I

Pre: CPC173 or CCNA certification

Co: None

An in-depth introduction to network security based on router firewalls and security appliances. Topics include Access Control Lists (ACLs) , AAA security, intrusion detection, and monitoring, and securing Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Combination of lectures, demonstrations, discussions, online assignments, and hands-on labs. This course along with Network Security II (CPC 246) helps students attain some of the security-related industry certifications.  

CPC246

Network Security II

Pre: : CPC245

Second course in a series of security classes providing an in-depth study of network security based on firewall security devices. Topics include router and security appliance ACLs, AAA, advanced protocols and intrusion detection, failover and system maintenance, VPNs, and device management. Combination of lectures, demonstrations, discussions, online assignments, and hands-on labs. This course along with Network Security I (CPC 245) helps students attain some of the security-related industry certifications.

Microsoft Classes (MCP, MCSA)

CPC125

Windows XP Professional

Pre: CPT 115, CPT 106, CPT 103

Co: None

An in-depth introduction to Windows XP Professional including installation, resource usage, hardware devices and drivers, system performance and reliability, network protocols and services, desktop, security, and troubleshooting. Combination of lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and hands-on labs. This course helps to prepare students for an MCP industry certification.

CPC202

Windows Server

Pre: CPC 125

Co: None

An in-depth study of the latest Windows Server operating system including installation, managing a server environment, access to resources, disaster recovery, IP addressing, name resolution, routing and remote access, and network security. Combination of lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and hands-on labs. This course helps to prepare students for an MCP industry certification and is one of the courses that aids in preparation for MCSA certification.

CPC225

Microsoft Exchange Server

Pre: CPC 202

Co: None

This course helps prepare the student to meet the certification requirements to become a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) or Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). Students will be able implement, administer and troubleshoot information systems that incorporate Microsoft Exchange Server. Uses a combination of lectures, demonstrations, discussions, online assignments and hands-on labs.

A+ (Computer Repair & Maintenance) Class

CPT107

A+ (Computer Repair and Maintenance)

Pre: CPT106, CPT115

Preparation to meet the requirements for the A+ certification exam. Learn how to build, configure, upgrade, repair, and troubleshoot PCs. Uses a combination of lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and hands-on labs.