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Career Outlook

Roles & Responsibilities:

As a Computer Maintenance Technology graduate, you can look forward to a challenging and highly rewarding career. Your job responsibilities could include troubleshooting and repairing computer hardware and software, configuring computer equipment and installing and managing network operating systems. Computer maintenance technicians also upgrade computer systems, install and manage networks, design and integrate systems and provide training for specific hardware or software.

Computer Maintenance Technology graduates hold titles such as computer technician, network technician, systems support specialist, tech support specialist, and field service or bench technician.

Employers want computer technicians who can:

Solve problems quickly and effectively;
Troubleshoot and repair computer equipment;
Install, configure and manage operating systems; and software;
Work independently; and communicate clearly.

Industry Standards:

In addition to holding a TSTC degree, CMT graduates can advance their skills and marketability through professional designations such as A+ Certified Computer Technician, CompTIA's Network + Certification, Novell's CNA/CNE (Certified NetWare Administrator/Engineer), CTECH's Network Cabling Specialist Certification and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.

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