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Las Positas College is an inclusive, learning-centered, equity-focused environment that offers educational opportunities and support for completion of students' transfer, degree, and career-technical goals while promoting lifelong learning.

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Computer Science

Las Positas College offers Degrees and Certificate programs in Computer Science that prepare students for direct job entry and/or preparation for transfer to a four-year university. These programs cover a wide range of computer related professions that include programming, systems analysis, data processing, computer research and data management. Students will learn to direct computer operations by writing detailed instructions in computer languages to solve a variety of problems in business, government, and science. These include information acquisition, processing storage, and transmission, using computers and computer peripherals. Principal areas of study within computer science include computer systems and networks; database systems; human factors; numerical analysis; programming languages; software engineering and theory of computing.

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Career Opportunities

Include but are not limited to: Programmer, Programmer/Analyst, Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, Computer Scientist, Information Technologist, Information Systems Professional,
Information Technology Professional, Programming Professional, Software Developer, or Software Engineer.

 

Academic & Career Pathways

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Las Positas College's Academic and Career Pathways are groups of similar programs that are designed to help you select a program of study and speed your progress towards completion. You will find information on occupations and careers commonly associated with each program, including typical wages and the labor market demand for California.

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Not sure of the academic program or career you would like to pursue at Las Positas College? Take a quick interest assessment that will give you, personal career matches based on your strengths. See which pathways are a good fit for you and quickly move into specific careers. Once you find a career you like, you can learn all about it with data on expected earnings, available jobs, daily tasks, job postings, top employers, relevant skills, and more.

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