The Associate of Arts degree in Computer Information Systems (CIS) provides a foundation for a career in the business use of computing technology. The coursework includes a broad cross section of computer and technology-related courses, such as, programming, hardware and software management, networking, web development, and database development.  Graduates will be equipped for an entry-level position in a variety of technology-based businesses.

The LWC CIS program allows considerable flexibility for students and contains courses that undergo nearly constant revision in order to remain current with the rapidly changing demands of the workplace.  The A.A. degree program is designed to easily combine with the four-year degree programs in Business as well as other programs across the campus such as math and the sciences.  Integrated with a liberal arts foundation and a number or core business courses the program is designed to develop students analytic and decision making skills as well as technical capabilities.

Whether in the home, or in education, or for individual firms, large corporations or multinational organizations computers and information systems are essential to all aspects of our personal lives and business concerns.  It is the computer professional that turns the problem solving power of computer systems into a useful tool.  Government statistics indicate many of the fastest growing segments of the workforce will be computer-related.  Job openings in computer-based professional and service careers are predicted to be the fastest growing, accounting for nearly fifty percent of total job growth through the next decade.