07/23/07

LMC to Hold Computer Networking and Cyber Security
Career Information Open Houses

BENTON TOWNSHIP, MI - Lake Michigan College is hosting two information open houses about its newly updated Computer Information Systems Networking program. The sessions will be held Tuesday, August 7, from 4 - 6 p.m. on the Napier Avenue Campus in room B-314; and on Wednesday, August 8, from 4 - 6 p.m. at the Bertrand Crossing Campus in Niles.

CIS networking instructor Charlie Olszewski will outline how the College is addressing training needs in the growing network security field. He will also discuss job opportunities and projections in the computer networking field, outline the educational requirements for entering information technology careers, and review things to consider when deciding on an information technology career track.

"Network security is a growing field that won't just fade away as the latest technology trend," comments Olszewski about networking and cyber security careers. "The program changes we have made address the skills that employers and businesses need in their IT personnel."

Students at LMC pursue an associate degree in Computer Information Systems - Networking. They can gain the majority of their coursework at either the Napier Avenue Campus in Benton Township or the Bertrand Crossing Campus in Niles. During the open house, Olszewski will also talk about the bachelor degree options students can pursue after completing the program at LMC.

For more information about the CIS open houses or about the CIS Networking program, contact Olszewski at (269) 927-8100 ext. 5044 or olszewski@lakemichigancollege.edu. Individuals interested in finding out more about the College's CIS program but who are unable to attend the open houses should email or call Olszewski.

LMC's Napier Avenue Campus is located at 2755 E. Napier Avenue in Benton Township, 1 mile east of the I-94 exit 30 interchange. The Bertrand Crossing Campus is located just off US 12 near the US 31 Bypass exit 3 interchange in the Bertrand Crossing Industrial Park.

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Registration and advising is going on now for all classes that begin August 27. For more information about scheduled courses, visit www.lakemichigancollege.edu/fall or contact Student Services at 1-800-252-1562.