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Contact

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Al Leaston, Assistant Dean
leastonj@durhamtech.edu
919-536-7200, ext. 4314
Duke Street North, room 133

Plan of Study

(Courses by Semester)
Download 2025-2026 Plan of Study 
* This program is financial aid eligible.

Information Technology - Computer Science Certificate

Short Term

The Information Technology (IT) curriculum prepares graduates for employment in the technology sector as designers, testers, support technicians, system administrators, developers, or programmers who use computer software and\or hardware to design, process, implement and manage information systems in specialties such as database services, security, business intelligence, healthcare informatics and others depending on the technical path selected within this curriculum.

Location

Main Campus

Credit Hours

16

Estimated Tuition, Books, and Fees

$1,866

First-Semester Courses

Course Number Title Credit Hours
CSC-151 JAVA Programming 3
CSC-251 Advanced JAVA Programming 3
MAT-171 Precalculus Algebra 4

Suggested Paths

Short Term

(12 months or less)

Information Technology - Computer Science Certificate

Long Term

(More than 12 months)

Information Technology - Service and Support AAS

Associate

University Transfer

Information Technology

Baccalaureate Transfer Option
Durham Tech in the Summer