Northwestern College

Campus Programs

Are you fascinated by computers? Do you enjoy learning about various hardware and software technologies? Would you like to obtain a job that allows you to put this interest to use? Enroll in the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Information Management Systems at Northwestern College!

Program Objectives

• Demonstrate hardware and software knowledge and troubleshoot and resolve basic PC and application problems.
• Demonstrate fundamental skills with presentation and spreadsheet applications.
• Demonstrate fundamental skills in developing enterprise database programs.
• Demonstrate fundamental skills to develop a web page.
• Develop, implement, and maintain computer networks.

Career Opportunities

Information management specialists are in great demand. They use their knowledge to provide technical assistance, programming expertise, software application support, as well as advice to customers and users. Employment opportunities in this field are available within organizations that use computer systems, or computer hardware and software companies.

• Northwestern College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
• The Administrative Assisting, Business Administration, Business Computer Programming, Business Information Systems, and Executive Accounting programs are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
• The Northwestern College Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants' Endowment (AAMAE).
• The Northwestern College Health Information Technology Associate in Applied Science degree program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).