Two of the instructional laboratories house computers with removable hard drives to provide students with opportunities for hands-on instruction in networking classes. All Information Systems division laboratories feature Pentium-class computers. Producing outstanding students has earned the Division of Information Systems an established reputation throughout the region with other educational institutions and in business and industry. Faculty members are regularly contacted with job opportunities for Jefferson State students. Workplace readiness is stressed in both Office Administration and Computer Science.
Many courses use texts that are approved study guides to help prepare students for certifications.
Faculty member Alan Cook received the 1999 Phi Theta Kappa Faculty Scholar Award. Information Systems instructor Teresa Hitt received a Ph.D. in Computer Science in 1998.