Brandon - Hillsborough Community College
Brandon - Hillsborough Community College
Brandon - Hillsborough Community College
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<strong>Hillsborough</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong>: <strong>Brandon</strong> Campus<br />
In addition to the Associate in Science Degrees, the department also offers a variety of technical<br />
certificates including,<br />
- Accounting Applications,<br />
- Aquaculture Technology,<br />
- Business Management,<br />
- Business Operations,<br />
- Business Specialist,<br />
- Cisco CCNA-CCC,<br />
- Computer Programming,<br />
- Computer Programming Specialist-CCC,<br />
- Digital Multi-media Authoring,<br />
- Instructional Technology,<br />
- Multimedia Presentation,<br />
- Multimedia Production,<br />
- Multimedia Web Production,<br />
- Information Technology Analysis,<br />
- Information Technology Management,<br />
- Information Technology Support Specialist,<br />
- Information Technology Technician,<br />
- Internet Services Technology E-Commerce Support,<br />
- Internet Services Technology-Web Designer, and<br />
- Internet Services Technology- Web Developer.<br />
The department administers large number of programs, and classes are dispersed throughout the<br />
campus. In addition, space has been utilized at the Pinebrooke Facility located to the south of<br />
campus on Columbus Drive. This facility is where the Florida Advanced Technology Education (FL-<br />
ATE) program is housed. In addition to the Pinebrooke Facility classes, the department offers a<br />
corporate program. The Corporate Program gives HCC Professors the opportunity to teach classes<br />
at local corporations. Class times are scheduled around employee lunch breaks and other<br />
convenient times before and after work.<br />
Within the Associate in Science Department, the majority of the programs have not experienced<br />
any major changes in growth trends. During a campus administration work session, the expansion<br />
of the Computer Science Program and the Business/Accounting Program was identified as a goal<br />
over the next few years. In addition, according to the administration, a few A.S. programs are<br />
being re-aligned to accommodate the growth fluctuations. Both the Aquaculture and the<br />
Manufacturing Technology Programs are being re-designed to better meet workforce development<br />
needs. Furthermore, to remain competitive and responsive to workforce needs, the department<br />
monitors expansion possibilities on a regular basis.<br />
C. Florida Advanced Technology Education Program (FL-ATE)/ National Science<br />
Foundation Advanced Technology Program (NSF-ATE)<br />
HCC <strong>Brandon</strong> received a planning grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in<br />
April 2002. These funds are being used to merge existing attributes within the State of Florida to<br />
produce a focused and successful proposal for a National Science Foundation Advanced<br />
2010 Master Plan 5