Computer Programming

Career Focus

Prepared for immediate employment, advanced certifications, and further education

Details

Students focus on the general writing and implementation of generic and customized programs to drive operating systems. Students are prepared to apply the methods and procedures of software design and programming to software installation and maintenance.

Who Can Attend

This class is typically available to students in grades 10 – 12.

Class Instruction

• Software design
• Low and high level languages
• Program writing
• Program customization and linking
• Prototype testing
• Troubleshooting
• Related aspects of operating systems and networks

Computer Programming Ladder

Michigan & National Employment and Wage Data

Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

• Career/Technical Education Teachers
• Computer and Information Systems Managers
• Computer Occupations, All Other
• Computer Programmers
• Computer Systems Analysts
• Network and Computer Systems Administrators
• Software Developers, Applications
• Software Developers, Systems Software

Associate’s Degree, Long-Term Training & Apprenticeships

• Computer Network Support Specialists
• Web Developers

Certificate or Moderate-Term Training

• Computer User Support Specialists

High School Diploma or Equivalent & Short-Term Training

• Office and Administrative Support Workers 

High School Credit

Students should inquire within their guidance office about high school curriculum requirements that may be satisfied through a CTE class, as this is determined individually by school district.

College Credit

College credit(s) possible (CLEP Test required)

• Students have the potential of earning college credits by achieving satisfactory scores on the College Level Examination Program exam (CLEP)
• Each college reserves the right to set its own credit-granting policy
• Contact your college(s) to find out the score it requires to grant credit, the number of credit hours granted, and the course(s) that can be bypassed with a satisfactory score

Locations & Instructors

Marquette Senior High School

NICE Community Schools

Instructors: Kimberlee Carr, Sabina Villar, Rachel Perala