Completion of this certificate will enable students to acquire the skills needed by professionals in information and communication technologies to develop and support virutalization, cloud computing and datacenter and cloud storage. This career is an emerging IT-related career that sees high demand and growth.

Program Outcome

Students who receive the Virtualization and Cloud Computing Certificate of Achievement will be able to design, implement, troubleshoot and repair virutal hardware and software. This is inclusive of servers, networks, storage, data centers and cloud solutions. This skillset is vital for jobs as virtualization engineer, virtualization administrator, cloud engineer, cloud administrator, storage engineer, storage administrator, IT security administrator, IT security analyst, network administrator, network engineer, and data center technician.

Review Graduation Requirements.

Course List Units

Course	Title	Units
Required Courses
CHT A280	Information and Storage Management	3
CHT A281	Cloud Infrastructure & Services	3
CHT A285	VMware View: Installation, Configuration & Management	3
CHT A286	VMware vSphere: Installation, Configuration & Management	3
Total Units		12

Program Sequence

These sequences at Orange Coast College are curriculum maps for students to finish all requirements for the certificate. There may be advisories, prerequisites, or time requirements that students need to consider before following these maps. Students are advised to meet with an Orange Coast College Counselor for alternate sequencing.

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Semester 1		Units
CHT A280	Information and Storage Management	3
CHT A281	Cloud Infrastructure & Services	3
CHT A285	VMware View: Installation, Configuration & Management	3
CHT A286	VMware vSphere: Installation, Configuration & Management	3
	Units	12
	Total Units	12