Students will learn the skills of networking in both theory and hands-on classes while focusing on acquiring skills to troubleshoot and tune network operating systems. Complexity and scope of network systems will be explored until students are equipped with the skills and hands-on experience to support a large network. Westwood's Computer Networking program was up to industry standards, and that was important to me. The CN program at Westwood is extremely well organized, and it also allowed me to build my own computer and keep it. Building your own computer helps you understand how and why things work so you can be good at trouble-shooting other computers.
Traditional schools try to ensure that students are well-rounded individuals.
I already had a lot of life experiences. I wanted a more direct approach to my education. Now that I am interviewing for jobs, I find that my degree gets me in the door to speak with prospective employers. At Westwood I have been exposed to so many different platforms, UNIX, NT, Novell and the latest Windows operating system. This has given me a lot of career choices.