Diploma in Network Administration Technology

at Assiniboine Community College - Parkland Campus (Dauphin) Canada

Become an industry specialist. Layer your previous post-secondary credential with an advanced diploma in one of business’ most creative and fast-paced fields.
Increase your business acumen with a specialization in marketing. Become more desirable to employers with this fast-tracked, focused advanced diploma that will give you the skills needed for industries such as media, public relations, communications, event planning and advertising.

In our ever-connected and global world, learn about international marketing, strategic planning, social media and consumer behaviour. Enhance your critical thinking through higher-level courses and Indigenous-focused content that provides perspective on Indigenous issues within a business context.

Experience real-world application by working with industry and community leaders. Develop skills in areas such as research, preparing communications materials, developing and implementing strategies, organizing interviews and press conferences, and coordinating events. Find opportunities in sales, advertising, promotion, publicity, sales management, marketing management, retail management, market analysis, marketing research and new venture development.

Modern office environments are automated and complex. Become a valuable employee on all matters related to software, bookkeeping, human resources and communication. Receive a well-rounded skill set that makes you adaptable to change and ready to conquer everyday challenges in the workplace. Your leadership skills will allow you to keep a team focused and productive.

Gain advanced training in office procedures while developing your managerial skills. As a graduate, you will be comfortable balancing the technical requirements of your career with the softer skills of team management and leadership. The Office Management program offers elective study, providing you with the opportunity to customize your credentials in areas of interest.

The Office Management program is supported by extensive industry connections. Benefit from entry-level workplace experience during your studies, connecting with potential employers before you graduate. Get an early start on your career goals by making connections while you are still in college.

Our instructors will prepare you as you study towards earning industry-recognized software certifications and professional workplace credentials including Nonviolent Conflict Resolution and WHMIS. You will have the practical skills needed to succeed in such positions as office administrator, office services coordinator or executive assistant.

The Business Administration program is designed with the entrepreneurial spirit in mind. Learn how to negotiate, invest, sell, market and manage people in this economy. Then, connect the dots within a strategic approach. This program will prepare you to administer and manage all types and sizes of businesses. In the second year, students specialize in one of the following areas:

• Accounting
• Financial Services
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing

These different specializations allow you to focus your career path during your second year. There are 60 credits of required courses that are common to all specializations (typically scheduled in year one for on campus students). Applicants declare their specialization at the time of applying to the program.

Marketing Specialization
Employment opportunities exist in sales, advertising, promotion, publicity, sales management, marketing management, retail management, market analysis, market research and new venture development.

You may choose to complete your first year of any specialization at either the Parkland (Dauphin) or Victoria Avenue East campus (Brandon), however only the second-year of the Accounting and Human Resource Management specializations are available at our Parkland campus. All four specializations are offered in full at Assiniboine's Victoria Avenue East campus.

Take your interest in technology to the next level. Design, manufacture and install the most up-to-date communications systems that keep us linked together.

It’s a real concept and has real-world application. The internet (IOT) is the physical network of devices, appliances, vehicles and other items that integrate and connect to exchange data and make our lives run smoother, easier and more efficiently. In this program, you’ll be at the centre of creating and supporting it.

Learn to support the design, development and repair of communication systems, such as voice, video, data, wi-fi and Bluetooth, through this accredited two-year program. You will graduate with the skills necessary to create, manufacture, install and analyze different types of communication technologies.

There are industry opportunities for you through our Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers student branch, Cisco Networking Systems partnership and CTAB accreditation. Assiniboine even has a connection to the Canadian Forces, where you can be accredited as a Weapon Engineering Technician.

Find employment opportunities in fields like computeraided design, electronic design and repair, computer programming, network design, communications installation or design. In recent years, almost all of our students were offered jobs within nine months of graduation.

The Business Administration program is designed with the entrepreneurial spirit in mind. Learn how to negotiate, invest, sell, market and manage people in this economy. Then, connect the dots within a strategic approach. This program will prepare you to administer and manage all types and sizes of businesses. In the second year, students specialize in one of the following areas:

• Accounting
• Financial Services
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing

These different specializations allow you to focus your career path during your second year. There are 60 credits of required courses that are common to all specializations (typically scheduled in year one for on campus students). Applicants declare their specialization at the time of applying to the program.

Accounting Specialization
Graduates find opportunities in public accounting firms, banks, trust companies, accounting and internal auditing departments in industrial firms, federal, provincial or municipal offices, school divisions, parochial schools, tribal councils, non-profit organizations and health care institutions, and in owner-managed businesses as business/office managers. Many graduates choose to continue their education.

You may choose to complete your first year of any specialization at either the Parkland (Dauphin) or Victoria Avenue East campus (Brandon), however only the second-year of the Accounting and Human Resource Management specializations are available at our Parkland campus. All four specializations are offered in full at Assiniboine's Victoria Avenue East campus.

Use the most modern GIS technologies to solve problems across a range of disciplines. Apply your prior education to work in agriculture, forestry, environmental management or natural resources.

From Google to governments and marketing to mineral exploration, geographic information systems are used across a variety of industries. No matter what industry you are currently in, this advanced diploma gives you the opportunity to launch a new career or add a new marketable skill to your résumé. Build on your existing post-secondary education and learn cutting-edge environmental technologies.

Learn current GIS technologies and how to use them to solve real-world problems. You will use geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing and global positioning systems (GPS), and drone technology to detail minute variations in land, water, vegetation and nutrient conditions.

Experience with modern equipment and software will make you a hot commodity in resource-based industries. Learn to analyze data, find and incorporate related information, and then translate it into practical management decisions that can be applied in any number of industries.

Your career can take you almost anywhere: government, private industry and community organizations. There is tremendous opportunity for you in agriculture, forestry, watershed and environmental management, land use planning, natural resources and transportation.

Horticulture is a diverse field that supplies a variety of products and services, along with a large portion of our aesthetic enrichment and diet to the community. The Horticultural Production certificate program is designed to meet the growing need for trained people in the horticulture industry. The students are taught the science and art of food production with practical field production lab experience as well as greenhouse training.

Why choose Horticultural Production?

• You’ll get your hands dirty with exposure to greenhouse and field production. Focus is on production horticulture (fruits and vegetables, greenhouse, nursery and ornamentals) with an emphasis on food safety and security, innovation and sustainability, as well as a strong applied research component. 
• Training combined with co-operative work experience results in grads with strong technical skills in production horticulture and business basics. 
• Your training allows you to work in rural or urban settings, with opportunities in government, the private sector, education and industry. Jobs are available in greenhouses and nurseries, food production and processing, applied research, public parks and landscaping. Many grads also begin their careers as owners and operators.

Assiniboine Community College’s two-year Early Childhood Diploma offers the students the practical knowledge and the skills required to deliver quality childcare and early learning to young children. The students are taught the importance of how play and growth impact the development of a child and how warmth, patience and understanding are crucial in working with children and their families belonging to different cultures, races and beliefs. Graduates of the program acquire the skills to provide intellectual stimulation to the children along with their emotional, physical and social development.

Don’t make what you see on the internet—make what’s on the internet work. Learn to analyze, troubleshoot, repair, install and provide technical support for computer systems and networks.

Our two-year Network Administration Technology diploma program prepares you for a career as a computer network administrator. You will get hands-on standardized and specialized training with current applied technology. Study computer operating systems, scripting and the architecture of computer hardware, networking systems and routing.

Our instructors explain and demonstrate how to configure complex computer networking solutions and challenge students to build and configure their own computer networks in a controlled test environment. We partner with Cisco Systems Inc., and use their current curriculum to teach network routing in a fully equipped Cisco lab.

As a grad, you will find employment in the areas of troubleshooting and supporting data, wireless and voice networks, installing and upgrading computer hardware, installing and supporting computer software and computer programming. We offer a two-month work practicum, where you will fill the job role of a junior computer systems administrator in the IT department in the public or private sector.

In addition to technical skills, learn soft skills such as customer service and emotional intelligence. The skills you gain in this program can also be used towards industry certifications, such as A+, Microsoft’s MCP, MCSA and MCSE, Cisco’s CCNA and CCENT, or Linux+ and Network+.

Make a meaningful difference in the lives of others while you promote social well-being and long-lasting change. The skills you learn in this diploma program will help people and communities address social issues. Work with individuals, groups and communities to develop strategies and programs to proactively address social challenges, including poverty, addiction, abuse and mental health issues. This program, with an Indigenous focus, will prepare you with the knowledge and skills to make a meaningful contribution.

Gain practical skills and knowledge in counselling and interviewing, professional communication and proposal writing while also learning more about Indigenous cultures through hands-on activities and field trips. Through your placements you will explore roles in community health, education and institutional environments. Work on the front lines of social services for provincial, municipal and private agencies. Gain experience in community health centres, justice services, long-term care facilities, social service departments, schools, youth centres, outreach services, addiction centres and mental health services.