NVC Announces Plans for First Baccalaureate Degree

Launching in Fall 2024

(San Antonio, 西北维斯塔学院(NVC)正在开设其首个学士学位, 正在等待德克萨斯州高等教育协调委员会和南方学院和学校委员会的批准.

学院目前被SACSCOC认可，提供副学士学位和证书. In 2017, 第85届德克萨斯州立法机构批准了参议院第2118号法案，要求合格的社区学院和项目提供高需求职业的技术学士学位.

In January 2023, 澳门新葡京博彩董事会批准西北Vista学院提供云计算应用技术学士学位(BAT), starting in Fall 2024. 该课程需要120个学分，100%在线完成.

西北维斯塔学院一直在颁发副学士学位和证书 Network Architecture and Cloud Computing 我们的教师都有学士学位水平的资格证书,” said NVC President, Dr. Amy Bosley. 雷士有行业合作伙伴关系，以确保课程课程符合并超过行业标准，为毕业生准备高工资和高要求的职业和成功.”

西北维斯塔学院是亚马逊网络服务学院的合作伙伴, 亚马逊是世界上最大的云计算提供商,雷士网络架构和云计算项目协调员说, Dr. John Grillo. “云计算是信息技术(IT)行业中发展最快、收入最高的职业之一. 这是一个可以降低技术成本并改善交付的领域, efficiency, privacy, and disaster recovery for companies and organizations,” he added.

The U.S. 美国劳工统计局(Bureau of Labor Statistics)预计，从2022年到2032年，计算机和信息技术职业的总体就业增长速度将远远快于所有职业的平均水平. 他们进一步估计，平均每年有377,500个职位空缺. 普华永道(PricewaterhouseCoopers)等机构指出，全球云计算市场规模为545美元.8 billion in 2022 and it is projected to reach $1.到2027年底将达到2万亿美元，复合年增长率(CAGR)为17%.9%.

Jobs in this field include maintaining a cloud infrastructure, designing cloud solutions, software engineering, data analytics, database management, cloud security, datacenter operations manager, and artificial intelligence/machine learning solutions. According to PayScale.com, 进入云计算领域的AWS解决方案架构师预计收入144美元,000 per year. For a software engineer, the pay is approximately $104,000, and $120,000 for a site reliability engineer. A machine learning engineer can earn $133,000.

Locally, 该计划的毕业生有望填补HEB急需的劳动力需求, Lockheed Martin, Frost Bank, USAA, Accenture, Valero, Marathon Oil, NuStar Energy, iHeart Media, the US Military, and SWBC. 

NVC will award credit for prior learning in this field, including coursework, certifications, and job experience.

有关BAT学位课程的更多信息，请访问以下网站: Cloud Computing - Bachelor of Applied Technology.

关于项目的具体问题，请联系项目协调员Dr. John Grillo at jgrillo@0412xp.net.

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Renata Serafin
Director of Marketing & Strategic Communication
rserafin@0412xp.net

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