SUNY Sullivan offers two tracks to prepare professionals for rewarding careers in computer information systems and technology – Computer Programming and Computer Support.

Each track is designed to provide the background necessary for immediate employment or transfer to a four-year program. The tracks include courses in hardware and specialized software, programming, logic and problem solving, application skills, database management, systems analysis and web design in order to provide graduates with a diversified skill set. A core of liberal arts classes provides the student with the communication and critical thinking skills required for career advancement.

Students in Computer Programming learn to create and deconstruct the algorithms and code behind modern computer languages. Beginning with the pseudo code used in Logic and Problem Solving, students move through Visual Basic, Java and C++ using an Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) methodology.

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After successfully completing the requirements of the Computer Programming AAS degree program, students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of:

• the fundamentals of computer architecture and organization
• computer hardware: components, purpose, relationships, and integration
• computer software: usage, design, installation, management, configuration, debugging, and file management
• operating systems
• the fundamentals of algorithms
• mathematical skills as applied to problem-solving and logic
• the fundamentals of Microsoft Visual Basic
• the fundamentals of Microsoft Visual C++
• the fundamentals of Java
• object-oriented programming methodology
• the fundamentals of data structures
• the fundamentals of database management
• the fundamentals of systems analysis
• the fundamentals of project management

Graduates will also be prepared to

• write algorithms to solve real-world problems
• create, edit, maintain, and query databases using structured query language
• work effectively in goal-oriented development teams
• use object-oriented programming methodologies in systems development
• apply the systems development lifecycle in project management
• produce written, oral, and visual communication that clearly expresses and documents their ideas
• apply a basic foundation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to solve real-world problems
• create and maintain web pages and web sites