In this course, students explore the Gateway Technical College community. They examine college resources and services, investigate skills that lead to academic success, and identify strategies for achieving educational and personal goals.

Learn how to start your IT job search! Students will develop a job search plan and prepare a professional job search portfolio. Different job search tools will be utilized in order to assist the student in finding the best job for them. Current job searching trends and interviewing techniques will be discussed and applied.

In this course, learners are introduced to Enterprise virtualization using VMware vSphere, ESXi and vCenter. Through hands-on experience, learners install, configure, and manage VMware vSphere environments. Storage and networking concepts related to virtualization are examined. Upon completion of the course, learners will be prepared to take the VCP certification exam.

Learn advanced server technology skills to prepare you to support a production server. These skills include server upgrades, fault tolerance, advanced networking, disaster planning and more. Develop a basic technology plan which includes server management and disaster recovery plans. This class will also prepare you to take the CompTIA's Server+ industry certification exam.

In this course, learners explore key tasks needed to become a Linux administrator. They build on foundational Linux skills as they learn to manage security and system access; execute shell scripts; automate repetitive tasks; manage storage devices, logical volumes, and file systems; and install Red Hat Enterprise Linux using scalable methods. Upon successful completion of this course learners will be prepared to take the Red Hat Certified SystemAdministrator (RHCSA) exam.

The student will prepare and present oral and written technical reports. Types of reports may include lab and field reports, proposals, technical letters and memos, technical research reports, and case studies. This course is designed as an advanced communication course for students who have completed at least the prerequisite introductory writing course.

Students will learn how to maintain security in the workplace. Security plans will be created based on, but not limited to, ten key security technologies: access control, network security, management security procedures, systems development security, cryptography, security models, operations security, disaster recovery, laws and ethics, and physical security.

In this course, learners are introduced to different cloud computing infrastructures. Learners will develop skills for architecting the best cloud infrastructure solution for a business' goals. Cloud virtualization technologies will be examined and cloud solutions will be deployed. Cloud-related virtualization, networking, management, storage, security, and performance will be explored. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to deploy technology solutions within the cloud based infrastructure.

In this course, learners explore key command line concepts and enterprise-level tools. They investigate foundational Linux skills and core tasks such as file management; file systems and storage; and the update, install, and configuration of software packages. Learners administer users and groups. Upon successful completion of this course and the second course in this series (Red Hat SystemAdministration II), learners will be prepared to take the Red Hat Certified SystemAdministrator (RHCSA) exam.

This course examines interpersonal relationships of humans and groups and the consequent structure of society. It details the various social processes and concepts which shape human behavior, analyzing such phenomena as organizations, deviance, race and ethnic relations, population, urbanization, social change, and social movements. Religion, education, and the family are studied.