Computer Information Technology A.S.

Associate in Science
Transfer Degree
Cost
$11,025* (estimated)

Get an affordable, in-demand, transferable degree

Computers at work: learn to solve real-world business problems through programming with this in-demand, transferrable degree. Start at CLC for affordable tuition and a solid introduction to programming languages such as C++, Java and Visual Basic.

Computer Information Technology A.S. delivers all the general education courses you need for a 4-year degree, along with four CIT transferable courses that may count toward a computer major at your chosen 4-year school.

What can you do with an A.S. in Computer Information Technology?

Transfer to a 4-year school and complete a bachelor’s degree in a related field—that’s what this degree was designed to do.

You may be able to start your career right after CLC, typically as an entry-level programmer. As you gain experience and additional certifications, your career options grow.

  • C++ programmer
  • entry-level computer programmer
  • entry-level C++ software engineer
  • programmer

Highlights

  • 100% Online

    This degree can be completed 100% online. It’s up to you!

  • Financial Aid / Scholarship Opportunities

    Explore ways to pay for college (based on need/achievement).

  • Transfer Degree

    Save money on your first 2 years and transfer your credits to the 4-year school of your choice.

  • Program Length: 2 Years

    Finish in 2 years as a full-time student.

*Estimated cost is based on recommended pathway credit hours for full-time students for academic year 2025-2026. This includes in-district tuition and comprehensive fees, before financial aid, including grants, loans, and scholarships, is applied. Actual cost may vary to include additional fees, materials, and other cost of attendance factors such as living expenses, transportation, etc. Explore opportunities for financial assistance at CLC. Learn more about the Cost of Attendance.

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Recommended Pathway

This pathway serves as a guide for students to complete the degree or certificate assuming full-time enrollment (registered in 12 or more credit hours per semester) with Semester 1 typically representing a Fall term.

Students are strongly encouraged to meet with their College and Career Navigator (CCN) to identify coursework that will meet degree requirements based on individual academic goals. For a more comprehensive list of course options and degree requirements, see the CLC college catalog.

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  • Credit for prior learning available
  • Dual credit options available
  • Global citizenship
  • Online/Virtual options available

  • Course Code Course Title Credits Course Highlights
    CLC 120

    CLC 120 College Success Seminar

    Class Description

    This course is designed to teach students attitudes and skills valuable for college success. Topics may include: growth mindset, self-advocacy skills, college resources, college culture, financial literacy, and academic success strategies, such as study skills, time management, and goal setting. Throughout this course, students will develop skills necessary for promoting positive human relations in a diverse society.
         		2
    • Dual credit options available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    CIT 120

    CIT 120 Introduction to Computers

    Class Description

    In this course students will learn about the significant role of computers in business and society. Students will be introduced to concepts addressing computer hardware and software, networking, multimedia, telecommunications, careers in the Information Technology field, and current computer-related issues. This course has a computer lab component where students get hands-on experience using a current integrated software package (Microsoft™ Office®) to better understand how computers are used in a business environment.
         		3
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    CIT 134

    CIT 134 Introduction to Programming Concepts

    Class Description

    This course introduces students to programming logic constructs used in structured programming. Problem solving and structure types (sequence, decision, and repetition) will be presented. Other programming concepts presented in this course include: numeric and string variables, data input and output techniques, functions and procedures, arrays, and processing sequential files. NOTE: This course is a CIT core prerequisite and is required before taking a second level programming course.
         		3
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Dual credit options available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    ENG 121

    ENG 121 English Composition I

    Class Description

    This course is designed to help students develop their competence in college-level writing and in the analysis of texts so they can enter the dialogue of the academic community. This course includes the analysis and practice of argument and the use of critical thinking to read, analyze, and produce college-level texts.
         		3
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Dual credit options available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    MTH 127

    MTH 127 Finite Mathematics I

    Class Description

    Designed primarily for business, commerce or social science students of whom it may be required. Topics include set theory, elementary combinatorics, probability, matrix algebra, introduction to linear programming, and Markov chains. NOTE: Specific graphing calculator is required for this course. Contact the EMPS division office for details.
         		3
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code CLC 120
      Course Title

      CLC 120 College Success Seminar

      Class Description

      This course is designed to teach students attitudes and skills valuable for college success. Topics may include: growth mindset, self-advocacy skills, college resources, college culture, financial literacy, and academic success strategies, such as study skills, time management, and goal setting. Throughout this course, students will develop skills necessary for promoting positive human relations in a diverse society.
      Credits 2
      Course Highlights
      Dual credit options available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code CIT 120
      Course Title

      CIT 120 Introduction to Computers

      Class Description

      In this course students will learn about the significant role of computers in business and society. Students will be introduced to concepts addressing computer hardware and software, networking, multimedia, telecommunications, careers in the Information Technology field, and current computer-related issues. This course has a computer lab component where students get hands-on experience using a current integrated software package (Microsoft™ Office®) to better understand how computers are used in a business environment.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code CIT 134
      Course Title

      CIT 134 Introduction to Programming Concepts

      Class Description

      This course introduces students to programming logic constructs used in structured programming. Problem solving and structure types (sequence, decision, and repetition) will be presented. Other programming concepts presented in this course include: numeric and string variables, data input and output techniques, functions and procedures, arrays, and processing sequential files. NOTE: This course is a CIT core prerequisite and is required before taking a second level programming course.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Dual credit options available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code ENG 121
      Course Title

      ENG 121 English Composition I

      Class Description

      This course is designed to help students develop their competence in college-level writing and in the analysis of texts so they can enter the dialogue of the academic community. This course includes the analysis and practice of argument and the use of critical thinking to read, analyze, and produce college-level texts.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Dual credit options available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code MTH 127
      Course Title

      MTH 127 Finite Mathematics I

      Class Description

      Designed primarily for business, commerce or social science students of whom it may be required. Topics include set theory, elementary combinatorics, probability, matrix algebra, introduction to linear programming, and Markov chains. NOTE: Specific graphing calculator is required for this course. Contact the EMPS division office for details.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Online/Virtual options available

  • Course Code Course Title Credits Course Highlights
    ENG 122

    ENG 122 English Composition II

    Class Description

    This course furthers the work done in English Composition I by providing students more experience as academic writers, readers, researchers and critical thinkers. To help students construct their own meaning while engaging with the texts of others, they will develop the ability to collect, evaluate, and incorporate varied sources in thoughtfully-written analyses and arguments. Students' work should demonstrate the ability to position themselves within the context of academic and societal conversations using a variety of texts, which may include literature, arguments on various issues, news articles, films, advertisements, and websites.
         		3
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Dual credit options available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    CIT 141

    CIT 141 Programming in C++

    Class Description

    Extends the knowledge of programming by demonstrating how C++ implements the basic constructs of Object Oriented Programming (OOP). Encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism, the three fundamental criteria for OOP, will be examined closely. Students will implement C++ programs organized as a cooperative collection of objects, each of which represents an instance of some class, and whose classes are all members of a hierarchy of classes united via different kinds of class relationships. In addition, exception handling and object persistence will be deployed in these classes.
         		4
    • Online/Virtual options available
    BIO 120

    BIO 120 Environmental Biology

    Class Description

    This course focuses on the relationships between humans and the environment. Topics include ecology, population biology, modification of our environment, resource use, land use planning, pollution, and energy. The goal is to better understand the biological and social problems that human use and misuse of the environment cause. Students may not receive credit for both BIO 120 and BIO 140. NOTE: Required, local field trips are scheduled during several (approximate1/2) of the lab periods. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from field sites. This course is recommended for non-science majors needing a one-semester lab science course.
         		4
    • Credit for prior learning available
    HUM 127

    HUM 127 Critical Thinking

    Class Description

    Students will learn sound reasoning skills (i.e. informal logic) to improve the quality of their education, work, and life. These skills include recognizing, evaluating, and analyzing arguments; obtaining and interpreting data; arguing one’s positions with clarity and precision; problem-solving; and decision-making. Students will learn these skills through examples taken from different academic and professional areas, including the arts, politics, religion, science, business, and law.
         		3
    • Dual credit options available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code ENG 122
      Course Title

      ENG 122 English Composition II

      Class Description

      This course furthers the work done in English Composition I by providing students more experience as academic writers, readers, researchers and critical thinkers. To help students construct their own meaning while engaging with the texts of others, they will develop the ability to collect, evaluate, and incorporate varied sources in thoughtfully-written analyses and arguments. Students' work should demonstrate the ability to position themselves within the context of academic and societal conversations using a variety of texts, which may include literature, arguments on various issues, news articles, films, advertisements, and websites.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Dual credit options available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code CIT 141
      Course Title

      CIT 141 Programming in C++

      Class Description

      Extends the knowledge of programming by demonstrating how C++ implements the basic constructs of Object Oriented Programming (OOP). Encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism, the three fundamental criteria for OOP, will be examined closely. Students will implement C++ programs organized as a cooperative collection of objects, each of which represents an instance of some class, and whose classes are all members of a hierarchy of classes united via different kinds of class relationships. In addition, exception handling and object persistence will be deployed in these classes.
      Credits 4
      Course Highlights
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code BIO 120
      Course Title

      BIO 120 Environmental Biology

      Class Description

      This course focuses on the relationships between humans and the environment. Topics include ecology, population biology, modification of our environment, resource use, land use planning, pollution, and energy. The goal is to better understand the biological and social problems that human use and misuse of the environment cause. Students may not receive credit for both BIO 120 and BIO 140. NOTE: Required, local field trips are scheduled during several (approximate1/2) of the lab periods. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from field sites. This course is recommended for non-science majors needing a one-semester lab science course.
      Credits 4
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
    • Course Code HUM 127
      Course Title

      HUM 127 Critical Thinking

      Class Description

      Students will learn sound reasoning skills (i.e. informal logic) to improve the quality of their education, work, and life. These skills include recognizing, evaluating, and analyzing arguments; obtaining and interpreting data; arguing one’s positions with clarity and precision; problem-solving; and decision-making. Students will learn these skills through examples taken from different academic and professional areas, including the arts, politics, religion, science, business, and law.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Dual credit options available
      Online/Virtual options available

    Course options: Students can choose other courses instead of BIO 120 and HUM 127.

  • Course Code Course Title Credits Course Highlights
    ECO 222

    ECO 222 Principles of Microeconomics

    Class Description

    This course analyzes the economic decision-making of households and firms under the limitations of scarce resources. Fundamental concepts of economics including demand, supply, market equilibrium, elasticity, consumer utility, and the behavior of firms will be discussed and analyzed. The production decisions of firms will be evaluated under different market structures including perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly.
         		3
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code ECO 222
      Course Title

      ECO 222 Principles of Microeconomics

      Class Description

      This course analyzes the economic decision-making of households and firms under the limitations of scarce resources. Fundamental concepts of economics including demand, supply, market equilibrium, elasticity, consumer utility, and the behavior of firms will be discussed and analyzed. The production decisions of firms will be evaluated under different market structures including perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Online/Virtual options available

    Course options: Students can choose other courses instead of ECO 222.

  • Course Code Course Title Credits Course Highlights
    ACC 121

    ACC 121 Financial Accounting

    Class Description

    This is an introductory course focusing on financial reporting for external users. Course coverage includes basic accounting principles, the accounting cycle with an emphasis on transaction analysis, and financial statements. Specific course topics include the valuation and reporting of cash, receivables, inventory, long-term assets, current and long-term liabilities and stockholders' equity.
         		4
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Dual credit options available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    CIT 241

    CIT 241 Advanced C++

    Class Description

    Extends the students' knowledge of C++ through the study of the application of data structures and an introduction to frameworks. The student will learn the basic concepts and the application of the normal data structures of vectors, linked lists, stacks, queues, and trees. These concepts will be examined through discussion on the implementation of these data structures in The Standard Template Library components. These studies will be based on C++ templates and C++ exception handling. The course will examine searching and sorting algorithms especially in relation to the data structures studied above. The course will also study the concepts and use of frameworks emphasizing the C++ Stream I/O classes and their relationships. With this knowledge, students will be able to apply appropriate data structures to solve programming problems. The student will understand the use of frameworks as a basis to solving a class of problems. SOFTWARE: MS-Windows and a recent C++ compiler with a supporting STL.
         		3
    • Online/Virtual options available
    MTH 224

    MTH 224 Calculus for Business and Social Science

    Class Description

    Includes analytical geometry and calculus topics such as functions and their graphs, rectangular coordinate systems, limits, differentiation and integration of algebraic, logarithmic and exponential functions. Applications are included along with selected topics from multivariable calculus. NOTE: A specific graphing calculator is required for this course. Contact EMPS division office for details.
         		4
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    ESC 120

    ESC 120 Earth Science

    Class Description

    This course is designed for students who are interested in physical features related to our dynamic earth. There are four disciplines that make up the course: geology, oceanography, meteorology and astronomy. Topics covered within these disciplines include: volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics, geologic history, geomorphology, chemical and physical oceanography, changing oceans, the atmosphere and moisture, weather systems, severe storms, modern astronomy, the Moon, the solar system, and beyond the solar system. Course materials are organized to enable students to understand how different components of our dynamic earth are related to one another. Each topic includes hands-on lab exercises.
         		4
    • Dual credit options available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code ACC 121
      Course Title

      ACC 121 Financial Accounting

      Class Description

      This is an introductory course focusing on financial reporting for external users. Course coverage includes basic accounting principles, the accounting cycle with an emphasis on transaction analysis, and financial statements. Specific course topics include the valuation and reporting of cash, receivables, inventory, long-term assets, current and long-term liabilities and stockholders' equity.
      Credits 4
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Dual credit options available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code CIT 241
      Course Title

      CIT 241 Advanced C++

      Class Description

      Extends the students' knowledge of C++ through the study of the application of data structures and an introduction to frameworks. The student will learn the basic concepts and the application of the normal data structures of vectors, linked lists, stacks, queues, and trees. These concepts will be examined through discussion on the implementation of these data structures in The Standard Template Library components. These studies will be based on C++ templates and C++ exception handling. The course will examine searching and sorting algorithms especially in relation to the data structures studied above. The course will also study the concepts and use of frameworks emphasizing the C++ Stream I/O classes and their relationships. With this knowledge, students will be able to apply appropriate data structures to solve programming problems. The student will understand the use of frameworks as a basis to solving a class of problems. SOFTWARE: MS-Windows and a recent C++ compiler with a supporting STL.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code MTH 224
      Course Title

      MTH 224 Calculus for Business and Social Science

      Class Description

      Includes analytical geometry and calculus topics such as functions and their graphs, rectangular coordinate systems, limits, differentiation and integration of algebraic, logarithmic and exponential functions. Applications are included along with selected topics from multivariable calculus. NOTE: A specific graphing calculator is required for this course. Contact EMPS division office for details.
      Credits 4
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code ESC 120
      Course Title

      ESC 120 Earth Science

      Class Description

      This course is designed for students who are interested in physical features related to our dynamic earth. There are four disciplines that make up the course: geology, oceanography, meteorology and astronomy. Topics covered within these disciplines include: volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics, geologic history, geomorphology, chemical and physical oceanography, changing oceans, the atmosphere and moisture, weather systems, severe storms, modern astronomy, the Moon, the solar system, and beyond the solar system. Course materials are organized to enable students to understand how different components of our dynamic earth are related to one another. Each topic includes hands-on lab exercises.
      Credits 4
      Course Highlights
      Dual credit options available
      Online/Virtual options available

    Course options: Students can choose other courses instead of ESC 120.

  • Course Code Course Title Credits Course Highlights
    ACC 122

    ACC 122 Managerial Accounting

    Class Description

    This introductory course in managerial accounting focuses on internal planning and control. Emphasis is on identifying and applying relevant accounting and financial information for management decisions. Topical areas include product costing, operational control, cost allocation, capital budgeting, profit planning, performance reporting, and variance analysis.
         		4
    • Dual credit options available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    HUM 141

    HUM 141 World Humanities of 20/21 Century

    Class Description

    This is an interdisciplinary and multicultural course which introduces students to the visual art, architecture, literature, philosophy/religion/myth, music, dance, and history of various non-Western cultures through selected works and a comparative examination of their values, motifs and aesthetics with those of Western cultural expression during the 20th and 21st centuries.
         		3
    • Global citizenship
    • Online/Virtual options available
    CMM 121

    CMM 121 Fundamentals of Speech

    Class Description

    For students interested in improving their oral communication competency. This course combines a theoretical basis with practical verbal and nonverbal skills to enhance public speaking effectiveness. Students learn how to develop, research, organize, adapt, deliver and critique messages.
         		3
    • Dual credit options available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    GEG 120

    GEG 120 Principles of Physical Geography

    Class Description

    This introductory physical science course examines the processes and agents that help to shape and change the environment in which humans live, as well as the spatial interrelationships that exist between the earth's heat and energy systems and weather, climate, biogeography (soils, vegetation), landforms, forces of erosion and human activities. The lab component requires students to apply the scientific method to a variety of problems/exercises related to physical geography. Some exercises may involve field work and local field trips. The lab exercises integrate map reading and interpretation skills.
         		4
    ECO 221

    ECO 221 Principles of Macroeconomics

    Class Description

    This course analyzes the national economy by measuring and tracking the changes in key economic variables such as GDP and the economic growth rate, the unemployment rate, and the inflation rate. Principal macroeconomic issues will be explored and discussed from diverse economic models and will include a discussion on the use and effectiveness of fiscal and monetary policies as well as the causes and consequences of recessions and expansions on the national economy.
         		3
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code ACC 122
      Course Title

      ACC 122 Managerial Accounting

      Class Description

      This introductory course in managerial accounting focuses on internal planning and control. Emphasis is on identifying and applying relevant accounting and financial information for management decisions. Topical areas include product costing, operational control, cost allocation, capital budgeting, profit planning, performance reporting, and variance analysis.
      Credits 4
      Course Highlights
      Dual credit options available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code HUM 141
      Course Title

      HUM 141 World Humanities of 20/21 Century

      Class Description

      This is an interdisciplinary and multicultural course which introduces students to the visual art, architecture, literature, philosophy/religion/myth, music, dance, and history of various non-Western cultures through selected works and a comparative examination of their values, motifs and aesthetics with those of Western cultural expression during the 20th and 21st centuries.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Global citizenship
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code CMM 121
      Course Title

      CMM 121 Fundamentals of Speech

      Class Description

      For students interested in improving their oral communication competency. This course combines a theoretical basis with practical verbal and nonverbal skills to enhance public speaking effectiveness. Students learn how to develop, research, organize, adapt, deliver and critique messages.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Dual credit options available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code GEG 120
      Course Title

      GEG 120 Principles of Physical Geography

      Class Description

      This introductory physical science course examines the processes and agents that help to shape and change the environment in which humans live, as well as the spatial interrelationships that exist between the earth's heat and energy systems and weather, climate, biogeography (soils, vegetation), landforms, forces of erosion and human activities. The lab component requires students to apply the scientific method to a variety of problems/exercises related to physical geography. Some exercises may involve field work and local field trips. The lab exercises integrate map reading and interpretation skills.
      Credits 4
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code ECO 221
      Course Title

      ECO 221 Principles of Macroeconomics

      Class Description

      This course analyzes the national economy by measuring and tracking the changes in key economic variables such as GDP and the economic growth rate, the unemployment rate, and the inflation rate. Principal macroeconomic issues will be explored and discussed from diverse economic models and will include a discussion on the use and effectiveness of fiscal and monetary policies as well as the causes and consequences of recessions and expansions on the national economy.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Online/Virtual options available

    Course options: Students can choose other courses instead of HUM 141, GEG 120 and ECO 221.

Total Credit Hours

63


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