Gainesville —
Students at North Central Texas College will now be able to get certified in the design of mobile applications thanks to a new program being offered on the Gainesville campus beginning this month.
The Mobile App Development program will allow students to receive a certificate after just two semesters. Classes will meet in the new Mac Pro Lab on the Gainesville campus. The computer lab features 21 new Maccomputers.
“The whole idea was to bring a state-of-the-art computer lab to Cooke County for our Cooke County students so they would have the opportunity to attend classes here and take courses like the ones offered at some at the Metroplex schools,” said NCTC Dean of Instruction Debbie Huffman.
The program will allow students to learn to program mobile apps for iOS devices like iPhones, iPads and iPods, as well as Android devices.
“I’m looking forward to it because we are going to be teaching them with the latest technology with these computers and state-of-the-art software, and we’re going to be teaching them skills they can use in the real world,” NCTC computer and information technology instructor Jim Innis said. “I started talking to my students about it last semester and they were very excited about the program. By the time school starts, we expect the classes to be full.”
A minimum of 30 hours is required for graduation with a certificate in Career and Information Technology (CITE) Game Design. Among the classes offered are Introduction to Computer Graphics, Introduction to Game Design and Development, Game and Simulation Programming, and Introduction to Animation Programming.
Students who earn a certificate in Mobile App Development have many career options besides joining a mobile applications development team.
“This program will be good for students who are interested in doing some freelance work and work with small businesses, or people who have some past programming experience and are looking to do something new with their skills,” Huffman said.
For more information on the Mobile App Development program, contact Innis at 940-668-7731 Ext. 4337 or by email at jinnis@nctc.edu. You can also contact instructor William Hill at 940-668-3340 or by email at whill@nctc.edu.
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