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The Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Computing is an internationally recognised qualification and is validated, administered and verified by BTEC/Edexcel. This HNC is equivalent to the first year of an honours degree programme at university. This course will equip you with the skills, knowledge and understanding you need for success in current and future employment in the IT industry.
You can progress onto the HND programme and university, or go on to develop a career.
Topics and units
An example of the course units are;
– Programming
– Networking
– Professional Practice
– Database Design and Development
– Security
– Managing a Successful Computing Project
– Software Development Lifecycles
– Website Design and Development
Careers and progression
You can progress onto a HND in Computing. Once completed, you can progress to university to top up.
Careers: Network administrator, programmer, database administrator
Entry requirements
Preferably Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in IT. However, other relevant qualifications and experience will be considered.
Additional information
Find out more about student finance – click here
Find out about higher education transfer arrangements – click here
View our college policies and policies for higher education – click here
What to do next
If you are interested in applying for this course, please click ‘apply now‘ on this page or at the top of any page, and create an website account or sign in an account you have already created and complete the application form.
To find out more information about our courses and college life, you can visit an open event to meet our team and check out our facilities for yourself.
Type
Higher education
Duration
2 year
Start date
09/09/2024
Campus
Skills Hub
Fee
£2,950 per year
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