Server Administrator Certificate

This certificate is designed to upgrade an entry-level computer support professional’s skills to begin a career as a Server Administrator in an enterprise environment. A Server Administrator performs a wide range of planning, configuration, and support tasks required to administer a server(s). Students will complete NSS 139 (Server OS Installation and Configuration) and NSS 162 (Administering Windows Server OS) in a hybrid learning environment. Lectures, reading, exercises, and video demonstrations are all completed online. Students will typically spend three or more hours outside the classroom doing online learning for every hour spent in the classroom. They should budget at least 10 hours per week for homework. Students will meet in the classroom one day per week performing the hands-on skills they learned through the online exercises. The courses’ learning objectives support the Microsoft Certified Solution Associate exam standards for two of the three required exams for the current server operating system.

Courses in this certificate transfer towards the Computer Networking & Information Systems Security (CNISS) AAT or AAS-T degree program.

Program Length

This program is approximately one quarter long, depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements.

Admission Dates

Fall, winter, and spring quarters (it is not offered in the summer quarter).

Completion Requirements

Prerequisite(s)

Students should be familiar with navigating current Windows Server operating systems.

Program Course List

NSS 139	Server OS Installation and Configuration	4
NSS 161	Administering Windows Server OS	4
Total Credit Hours:		8