Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

Bexar County
Downtown San Antonio
Est. 1945

Serving the Bexar County community through its programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today’s world. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees.
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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Serving more than 6,000 students from the ten Metrocom Communities and northeast San Antonio. Named “Best Institutional Facility” by Live Oak Economic Development.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunities for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Palo Alto College is committed to building a college-going culture in our community through a new community effort, Educate South. This exciting new initiative focuses on beginning educational awareness at the earliest years.
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St. Philip’s College

St. Philip’s College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College has been named the top community college in the nation by the Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Northwest Vista College

Dream Big - You Belong at Vista
About NVC
About NVC
Student Centered Leadership

Our faculty and staff are dedicated to providing students with the highest quality educational experience and fulfilling our mission of Creating Opportunities for Success.
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Academics
Academics
Associate of Applied Science Programs – Career and Technical Education

Our Programs Include: Associate of Applied Science – Career and Technical Education, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science Degrees. a variety of Certificates, and more.
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Admissions & Aid
Admissions & Aid
Student Services Now in DWWC (NOT CCC)

Student Services are now located in our new building, Desert Willow Welcome Center (DWWC). This includes admissions, advising, and more. They are no longer in Cypress Campus Center (CCC) currently being renovated.
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Experience NVC
Return to Campus - Student Resources

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News & Events
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Northwest Vista College

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Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) Level 1 Occupational Skills Award ♦

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This marketable skills award prepares students for the LPIC-1 Certification and the LinuxPlus certification exams. These are nationally recognized and high-demand certifications. Students will learn to setup, configure, maintain, and manage Linux and UNIX-based networks. Upon completion of study, students will learn how to operate from the command-line environment on a Linux or Unix platform and manage and administer networks utilizing Linux networked operating system. Students will learn to configure the Apache Web Server, share filies utilizing NFS, setup and support Windows clients with SAMBA, and provide DNS and DHCP services with Linux. Students will also learn to create IPTABLES to provide firewall services on the Linux server/workstation level.

Marketable Skills Achievement Awards are embedded into A.A.S and/or Certificate program plans. Upon complettion of the series of courses, contact your Workforce Faculty Program Coordinator to ensure that your award is included on your transcript and receive advising regarding the benefits of continued training to pursue the Certificate of A.A.S.

This offering is available in the following modes:

Face-to-face, Fully online

Related Degrees and Certificates:

Information Assurance & Cyber Security Level 1 Certificate ♦

Information Assurance & Cyber Security A.A.S.

♦ — This symbol indicates the offering is also available fully online.

Award Requirements (Total Credit Hours: 10)

ITCC 1414 - CCNA 1: Introduction to Networks
or ITNW 1425 - Fundamentals of Networking Technologies #
ITSC 2325 - Advanced Linux
ITSC 1316 - Linux Installation and Configuration

Notes

A course may be used only once to fulfill degree requirements.

The student is encouraged to carefully examine requirements at the transfer institution. Requirements vary from institution to institution and can change from one year to the next.

# Course not offered at NVC but offered at other Alamo Colleges.

Program CIP: 11.0901

Major Code: LIPR

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Student Centered Leadership

Associate of Applied Science Programs – Career and Technical Education

Student Services Now in DWWC (NOT CCC)