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Red Hat Administration

Certificate of Achievement
2022-2023

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About the Program

Las Positas College offers Degrees and Certificate programs in Computer Science that prepare students for direct job entry and/ or preparation for transfer to a four-year university. These programs cover a wide range of computer related professions that include programming, systems analysis, data processing, computer research and data management. Students will learn to direct computer operations by writing detailed instructions in computer languages to solve a variety of problems in business, government, and science. These include information acquisition, processing storage, and transmission, using computers and computer peripherals.

Principal areas of study within computer science include computer systems and networks; database systems; human factors; numerical analysis; programming languages; software engineering and theory of computing.

About the Certificate

The Las Positas Computer Science program offers courses that lead to a Certificate of Achievement in Red Hat Linux Administration. The certificate will endow the student with the skills and understanding allowing them to become effective Linux operating system administrators able to manage storage, users, services and processes running on any computer using the Red Hat Linux operating system.

Career Opportunities

Server Administrator IT Support Specialist Red Hat Linux Administrator/Specialist

Program Outcomes

  • Upon completion of this program, students will be able to administrate users, security policies and processes on a Red Hat Linux server.
  • Upon completion of this program, students will be able to administrate file systems, fire walls and task automation with BASH scripts on a Red Hat Linux server.
Required Core: (22 Units) Units
Course Units
CIS 43 Professional Communications or  
CNT 43 Professional Communications or  
CS 43 Professional Communications 3
CNT 51  CompTIA's A+ Certification Computer Technician 4
CNT 52  Networking Fundamentals or  
CIS 66 - Networking Fundamentals 3
CNT 69  Network Security; CompTIA Security + Certification 3
CS 7  Introduction to Computer Programming Concepts 3
CS 41 Red Hat Linux Administration I  or  
CNT 7401 Red Hat Linux Administration I 3
CS 3  Red Hat Linux Administration II  or 3
CNT 7402  Red Hat Linux Administration II 3
Units
Units Category Units
Total Units 22