Web and Mobile Development

Web and Mobile Development at SRJCProgram Overview

SRJC’s Web Development program exists to help a diverse community of students pursue one of the fastest growing career paths in California. Students learn both design and development skills, allowing them to enter the workforce as a confident and well-prepared professional.

The Web and Mobile Development program offers five pathways – a skills certificate, two certificates of achievement, an AA degree, and an AS degree. The Web and Mobile Front-End Development Skills Certificate provides an introductory pathway that builds with additional coursework to the available certificates of achievement and degrees.

Web Program Pathways Diagram

Program Updates for 2022-23

CS 50.33 replaces CS 50.32 for all Web Development program certificate and degree pathway requirements. This change reflects the revised focus of the course solely on web and mobile development.

Web Dev Boot Camp

We are pleased to offer an accelerated 26-week web development boot camp.

» Learn more about the SRJC Web Dev Boot Camp


 

Web and Mobile Front-End Development Certificate

The nine-unit Web and Mobile Front-End Development Skills Certificate leads to entrepreneurial opportunities for a self-made career in the web and mobile development industry. This certificate provides an introductory pathway that builds with additional coursework to the other available pathways.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:

  1. Develop a competency in specific web development skills in the area of coding, validation and user interface.
  2. Apply the skills of effective communication, time management, problem solving, and client management as they plan and produce a web site.
  3. Evaluate the numerous tools available to create a web site and select the appropriate tools for the specific situation.

» Learn more about the Web and Mobile Front-End Development Certificate requirements

 


 

Web Full-Stack Developer Certificate and AS Degree

The 19-unit Web Full-Stack Developer Certificate of Achievement or AS Degree provides a course of study that prepares students to work on client and server-side web and mobile development. This pathway leads to opportunities for a career in web and mobile development. The Web Full-Stack Developer certificate focuses on the core front-end web and mobile technologies of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript as well as server-side development using the PHP and JavaScript languages together with SQL and NoSQL databases.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:

  1. Work as an effective member of a web or mobile development team.
  2. Use principles of software design to analyze programming problems and develop solutions.
  3. Create and test web- and mobile-based computer programs that incorporate complex data structures and algorithms along with object-oriented programming methods.
  4. Produce an online, multi-screen web or mobile application with consistency throughout the design and implementation of the application.

» Learn more about the Web Full-Stack Developer Certificate requirements

» Learn more about the Web Full-Stack Developer AS Degree requirements

 


 

Web and Multimedia Certificate and AA Degree

The 19-unit Web and Multimedia Certificate of Achievement or AA Degree provides students with the knowledge and skills to generate and manipulate graphics, animations, sound, text and video into consolidated and seamless website and multimedia presentations.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:

  1. Complete professional projects, products, and other assignments using industry-standard web and multimedia applications.
  2. Demonstrate analytical, critical thinking and decision-making skills as they apply to web and multimedia design.
  3. Understand, apply, and integrate knowledge of the principles and standards of web and digital media design and demonstrate this in professional projects and assignments that rely on best design practices, software, programming and markup language expertise.

» Learn more about the Web and Multimedia Certificate requirements

» Learn more about the Web and Multimedia AA Degree requirements

 

 

Recent Graduates

“Immediately after graduating, I obtained a great job in San Francisco as a UI/UX Engineer. I now work on Fortune 500 companies’ websites using the skills I learned at SRJC.”
— Recent Web Program Graduate

“I had taken some C++ years ago in college and I didn’t love it. I thought I wanted to do UX design, but should learn a little bit of coding to help. Well… it turns out that I do love web development! And that’s all down to you… Your introduction was so calm, comprehensive, and inspiring. Your material is so well structured, explained, and organized.”
— Recent Web Program Graduate

Graduates of this program have gone on to continue their education at four-year schools in the UC and CSU systems, secure employment at firms such as BusinessWire and The Idea Cooperative, and self-publish independent websites and mobile app titles.

Career Paths

Web and mobile development is one of the fastest growing career paths in the world. California leads the nation for web and mobile development careers by number of employees. The San Francisco Bay Area has the second-highest web and mobile development employment per capita nationally.

Job titles include:

  • Web Developer
  • Front End Developer
  • Full Stack Developer
  • Web Designer
  • Ui Designer
  • UX Designer
  • Interaction Designer
  • Front End Engineer
  • Full Stack Engineer

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Labor Statistics

Web Developers median pay $82,370 per year
Software Developers median pay $111,620 per year
Web Developers job outlook, 2018-28 13% growth
Software Developers job outlook, 2018-28 21% growth

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Contact Information

Web Development Program
Computer Studies Department

Ethan Wilde
Web Development Program Coordinator
ewilde@santarosa.edu
(707) 527-4855
Maggini Hall 3rd Floor, Room 2937, CS Dept Office

Web and Mobile Development at SRJC