Jump-start Your IT Career with an IT Associate Degree Online
Technology is at the heart of every business. From grassroots startups to multinational corporations, IT informs the ways organizations operate and collaborate. The Associate of Science in Information Technologies at University of Michigan Science will help you gain a fundamental understanding of technology’s role in the workplace and grow the skills you need to enter the field.
You'll learn to solve fundamental information technology problems and identify current and emerging tools to meet both technical specs and organizational goals.
Why earn an information technologies degree at UMS?
- $53,470 for computer support specialist occupations*
- 11% projected job growth for computer support specialist occupations through 2026*
- One of the lowest tuition rates in the nation, plus 24/7 online accessibility
- Participate in National Cyber League (NCL) competitions or attend national events such as the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing and Women in Cyber Security conference
- Complete your AS program with the option to carry over all your credits into a bachelor’s IT degree at UMS
By completing UMS's IT associate degree online, you’ll gain the technical skills you need to qualify for a variety of entry-level IT roles.
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See Yourself Succeed in Information Technology
Our Associate of Science in Information Technologies will help equip you with the technical knowledge and critical-thinking skills you need for a career in information technology. The IT associate degree online program aligns with the course requirements for UMS’s BS in Information Technologies, allowing you to easily carry over all 60 credits of your associate degree into a bachelor’s.
Upon completion of the associate degree, you will be able to:
- Employ best practices in communicating and collaborating with diverse stakeholders about information technology projects and tasks
- Solve fundamental information technology-related problems that meet organizational requirements and end-user needs
- Utilize industry relevant tools and technologies to design and manage computer networks and systems
As a private, nonprofit university, UMS has one mission – to help you see yourself succeed. The benefits of earning your associate in IT at UMS include:
- Affordability. Take advantage of some of the most affordable tuition rates in the nation
- Convenience. Attend class when it’s convenient for you – online education means 24/7 access
- Efficiency and flexibility. Complete your associate degree at your own pace, over six 8-week terms per year
- Expert instruction. Learn from instructors with relevant, real-world experience
- Networking. Tap into our nationwide network of alumni for internship and career opportunities
- Simple application process. Just fill out an online undergraduate application, and we’ll retrieve U.S. transcripts from your previous institutions and automatically complete an official credit evaluation. Plus, there’s no application fee
- Student support. Count on the ongoing support of dedicated academic and career advisors specialized in your area of study
Transfer-friendly enrollment. Transfer up to 45 credits toward an associate degree
Career Outlook
Curriculum
Students enrolled in the information technology associate degree program benefit from an IT curriculum that offers a comprehensive general computing education – but it’s more than that, too. Woven throughout the program are courses and concepts that emphasize non-technical skills essential to success, such as communication in a STEM setting and project management. All courses are taught by knowledgeable faculty with years of real-world, hands-on experience.
Courses May Include
Program Outcomes
- Solve fundamental technology related problems using effective and appropriate methods and tools
- Employ appropriate verbal and written communication skills to meet the needs of end-users and supervisors using oral, print, and multimedia strategies
- Employ strategies for maintaining and securing existing IT systems
- Identify current and emerging tools and technologies that meet a given set of technical specifications and organizational goals
