Division: Business and Public Services
Department: Computer Science
Effective as of Fall 2026
The Web Programming certificate is designed to provide an individual with current web development skills. It focuses on techniques for developing web-based distributed applications using standard languages and protocols such as HTML, JavaScript, CSS, XML, PHP, and ASP.NET. It is designed for experienced software developers to update their skills and for individuals wishing to make a career change into the Information Technology field. The certificate focuses on web application development in a client/server networked environment.
Today the world wide web dominates much of our daily lives and there is considerable need for those with the skills needed to create, deploy, and maintain web content. Nearly every retailer of any size uses dynamic web content to display and sell their products. Other businesses and industries have similar need to host dynamic content regarding their organizations on the web. Those with the skills to manage these sites will have significant opportunities ahead.