| Estrella Mountain Community College offers an Associates Degree in Linux Networking. We also offer several College Certificates that you can earn on your way to your Associates Degree. Estella Mountain has recently partnered with Red Hat to form Arizona's first and only Red Hat Academy. Red Hat Linux is the largest Linux Network Operating System in the United Sates, comprising 80% of the Linux market share. Red Hat's RHCT (Red Hat Certified Technician) is the hottest vendor information technology certificate today. Red Hat is setting the industry standard for vendor certification by moving away from standard written exams, to 100% "hands on" testing. Hands on testing proves real world professional skills. Currently Red Hat Academy curriculum offers the RHCT certification path. Red Hat plans to release their RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) curriculum to their academies by fall 2005. Estrella Mountain Red Hat Academy plans to offer the RHCT exam on our campus before our first rotation of RHCT classes finish in Spring of 2005. This will allow students to test at a greatly reduced cost, and not have to travel to a examination site.
Estrella Mountain's degree and EMCC Certification Programs are designed to maximize your education and information technology skills permitting you to customize your adult education needs. Today's information technology employers are seeking multi-facetted employees who have more than one specialty. We can meet your needs by tailoring a degree or certification goal for you by customizing your elective courses.
Example-Goal: A student desires a degree in Linux networking, but wants to maximize his or her skills in Cisco, Microsoft, and computer hardware.
Solution: Advise this student to select elective courses that will prepare them for Cisco's CCNA (Cisco Certified Networking Associate), Microsoft's MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional), and CompTIA's Linux+, Network+, A+, and Server+. This student will also earn several additional Estrella Mountain Certificates besides his or her Linux Networking Certificates. |
