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Network Administration

Degree Offered: AEC - LEA.9U

Method of Instruction: Onsite or Online

Language: English or French

Establishment: Cestar Collège, Campus Sherbrooke

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Program Description Program Details Admission Requirements Course List After Graduation

Program Description

The program aims to make the competent person to:

Program Details

Completion of this program leads to an Attestation of collegial studies (AEC).

The AEC diploma is a qualification issued in Quebec by CEGEPs and certain private colleges following successful completion of a credited and recognised programme created specifically for an adult clientele and reflecting the current realities of the labour market.

 

Course Duration: 1530 Hours

Internship: 270 hours

2 Years | 6 Academic Semesters including Internship

11 months + 7 weeks internship | 3 Academic Semesters (locals full time) Fast Track

 

Number of units: 57.66

Number of program competencies: 25

Admission Requirements

Canadian Students

A person who has received instruction considered sufficient by the college and meets any of the following conditions may be admitted to a program of studies leading to an Attestation of College Studies:

  • The person has interrupted his or her full-time studies or pursued full-time postsecondary studies for at least 2 consecutive terms or 1 school year;
  • The person is covered by an agreement entered into between the college and an employer or by a government program of studies;
  • The person has interrupted his or her full-time studies for one term and pursued full-time postsecondary studies for one term; or
  • The person holds a Secondary School Vocational Diploma.
  • The person has a 4th year CST: Mathematics; secondary 4 level Culture, society and technique (063414) or equivalent

A person who has a Secondary School Diploma and meets either of the following conditions may be admitted to a program of studies leading to an Attestation of College Studies:

  • The program of studies enables the person to pursue technical studies in a field for which there is no program of studies leading to a Diploma of College Studies; or
  • The program of studies is covered by an agreement on training entered into between the Minister and a department or body of the Gouvernement du Québec.

International Students

For International Students, the conditions for admissions are below:

  • Grade 12 or Equivalent
  • Fluency in English with Overall 6.0 bands overall with no band less than 5.5 bands in each module

Course List

Term 1

Introduction to operating systems
Systems maintenance
Computer Elements
Mathematics applied to informatics

Term 2

Advanced operating systems
Introduction to computer networks
French computer related (or course Z72 / Z73 / Z74)
Server administration

Term 3

Installation and configuration of a network
Architecture and network protocols
Assembly of a workstation
Installation and configuration of a network (old platform)

Term 4

Introduction to programming
Advanced network operating systems
Work Place Integration
Implantation of technologies and services specific to the Internet

Term 5

Internal functioning of computers
Implementation of a network
Network security
Managing an email server

Term 6

Implementation of network services
Advanced network security
Planning the security of a network
Planning and managing the security of a network
Internship

After Graduation

The AEC in Computer Network Administration can lead the graduate to work in different places, such as:

Salaries vary depending on the company, your level of productivity and whether you are unionized or not.

 

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