Champlain College redesigns Software Development program for professionals in newly renamed Division of Continuing Professional

BURLINGTON, Vt.--Champlain College is responding to changing needs in the marketplace with a newly reformulated Software Development program through its continuing education division, which was recently renamed the Division of Continuing Professional Studies.
Working adults and career changers may enroll in the new program to earn a bachelor's degree, associates degree or a professional certificate--on campus or online.
The last few years have brought significant changes in the nature and complexity of information systems development. "We reorganized our program to combine a solid knowledge of software development and Web development, because you really cannot separate them anymore," said software program architect John Lavallee of the Division of Continuing Professional Studies.
Champlain College turned to area employers, its faculty and an advisory board made up of industry professionals to determine the competencies that are required for tomorrow's software developers. It was clear that professionals must be well-versed in three main areas of system development. Those who enroll in the redesigned program will better understand these areas: the database tier that supports the information used by a system; the application programs that process the information in the database; and the Web-based, front-end tier of the system that is accessed by a computer user.
In addition to courses in database development, systems design, application security and project management, students will gain mastery in programming languages such as C++, Java, C#, ASP, JSP, HTML, Javascript, PHP, XML and CGI/PERL.
"This program will be an asset to professionals who want to be on the cutting edge of computer applications and systems development, Lavallee said. Graduates will be prepared to hit the ground running."
Online and on-campus courses begin September 4. Tuition in the Division of Continuing Professional Studies increased only five percent over last year to come in this fall at $465/credit; most courses are three credits each.
For information on the Software Development program, contact Champlain Colleges Division of Continuing Professional Studies through its new Web site at www.champlain.edu/cps or at 888/545-3459 or [email protected].
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