Students who choose to be a part of the Exploring Information Technology Career Consortium (ITC2) may complete the first year of one of the programs in Information Technology Department of Hawkeye Community College. The ITC2 students will earn dual enrollment credit, which will apply toward graduation from high school and Hawkeye Community College. Participation in the ITC2 will allow students to explode career options in computer related fields and to acquire background and experience, which has application o a number of careers. One of the benefits students will receive will be the smooth transition from high school to postsecondary education at Hawkeye Community College and if desired, a four-year college.

For more information about careers in the field of Information Technology and Computing go to http://computingcareers.acm.org.

 Prerequisite

• Keyboarding/Word Processing
• Computer Concepts and Applications I

10^th grade

•  Computer Concepts and Applications II
• Intro to Web Design (IF135U)- 3 credits

11^th grade

• A+ certification I and II (IF100U & IF07U)-6 credits
• Cisco Networking I (IF111U)- 2 credits
• Cisco Networking II (IF113U)- 2 credits
• Introduction to Computer Science I (CS116T)- 4 credits
  

12^th grade

• Intro to Computer Science II (CS116T)- 4 credits
• Cisco Networking III (IF137U)- 2 credits
• Cisco Networking IV (IF139U)- 2 credits – (CCNA Certification available)

 Waterloo Community Schools high school students participating in the Information Technology Career Academy may select one of the following programs for their area of study at Hawkeye Community College.

Hawkeye Community College Programs

            Computer Networking Technician

            Web Design and Development

            Networking Administration and Engineering

            Information and Network Security