Humber College is a publicly-funded college located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1967 and offers a range of certificate, diploma, and degree programs in a variety of fields, including business, technology, health sciences, media, and more.

The college has a diverse student population, with over 33,000 full-time and part-time students enrolled each year, including international students from over 138 countries. Humber College has a strong focus on experiential learning, offering students opportunities for hands-on learning through co-op programs, internships, and work placements. The college has partnerships with over 500 employers, providing students with access to a range of job opportunities and real-world experience.

Humber College is known for its state-of-the-art facilities, including its Centre for Trades and Technology, which offers training in a variety of skilled trades, and its Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation, which provides students with access to cutting-edge technology and equipment. The college is also committed to sustainability, with a number of initiatives in place to reduce its environmental impact and promote sustainable practices.

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Humber’s Computer Systems Technician - Information Technology Infrastructure and Services diploma program prepares you for careers in information and communications technology (ICT). You will build a foundation in electrical and logic circuits, programming, and scripting. Program foundations include learning about the main hardware and software components of your computer and different features to improve performance of computer systems. The curriculum in the program prepares you for the role of a system administrator whose responsibilities include installation, configuration and managing various operating systems including Microsoft servers, and different distributions of Linux, that are in demand in organizations. You will develop hands-on skills working with virtualization tools and network infrastructure. As data and network security is an essential part of the system administrator’s role, we embed security essentials throughout the program. You will also learn about data centre technologies that support small- and medium-sized businesses. Working with public cloud infrastructure, you build your skills and understanding of integrating services in public cloud environment with organizations’ infrastructure. You will gain knowledge in supporting public, private, and hybrid cloud environments, and integrating cloud technologies and services. The program will give you hands-on experience with various hardware platforms, protocols and services with a strong emphasis on network and data systems security. You will have access to state-of-the-art infrastructure in order to deploy and support Linux and Microsoft operating systems, and to administer web servers and applications using different scripting environments. Your group projects help you build essential customer service skills, and develop your interpersonal communications and teamwork skills. This, alongside your new comprehensive technical credentials, will give you a multi-dimensional background that employers want. Our faculty collaborates very closely with industry partners to keep the program current and relevant. You will learn from professors who are experienced industry professionals and have strong connections to companies in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Show less

Semester 1
NEST 100: IT Hardware Infrastructure
NEST 101: Introduction to Programming
NEST 102: Introduction to Telecommunication Systems
TECH 103: Digital Fundamentals
TECH 112: Computer Hardware and operating Systems
TMTH 104: Technical Mathematics 1
WRIT 120: Technical Reading and Writing Skills
Semester 2
GNED 101: An Introduction to Arts and Sciences
NEST 203: IT Processes and Support
TECH 169: Windows Server Operating System Administration 1
TECH 170: Fundamentals of Networking Technologies
TECH 171: Introduction to Hypervisors
TECH 172: Unix System Administration 1
WRIT 220: Technical Workplace Writing Skills
Semester 3
NEST 205: Advanced Routing and Switching
NEST 206: Cloud Infrasturcture
NEST 207: Unix System Administration 2
NEST 208: Windows Server Operating System Administration 2
NEST 220: Fundamentals of IT Security
Required 1 from the following courses
NEST 209: Wireless Networks
NEST 210: Network Automation
Select 1 from the following courses
GNED : General Elective
Semester 4
NEST 256: Data Centre Technologies
NEST 257: Unix System Administration 3
NEST 258: Windows Server Operating System Adminstration 3
NEST 259: Technical Project
NEST 260: Cybersecurity
NEST 265: Unified Communications
Select 1 from the following courses
GNED : General Elective

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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