Database Management Technology

Are you the person your friends come to for the most successful Google searches? Are you organized and detail oriented? When watching CSI, do you ask yourself "Where does the information on DNA or fingerprints get stored?" Do you wonder how the NASCAR "pit boss" knows which engine parts are most likely to cause a problem or how a coach chooses who to send onto the field in a big game? If so, the Database Management Technology may be just the program for you. Our faculty members have worked in this dynamic field and want to help you get there too!

This program is all about designing and programming databases to get answers to a variety of questions relevant to the world today. It involves learning to use databases like Oracle and Access. Here at TSTC West Texas you'll have hands-on experience with:

  • Creating and administering databases with management systems like Oracle, MySQL, and Access
  • Programming databases for data mining and prediction
  • Creating Oracle forms for any business
  • Receiving Oracle Academy training
  • Participating in SQL classes (covering information necessary for the first two Oracle Certification tests)

In the TSTC Abilene industry-standard computer labs you'll also use open source software and learn LAMP deployment (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) to construct database-backed websites. Amazon.com, eBay, Google and other on-line companies depend on this type of sophisticated technology to reach their customers. With the help of our industry advisors, instructors have developed a program that has a variety of options and courses needed to prepare you for a career in database management.

Courses you will take include:

  • Database Theory and Design
  • Unix Operating System I
  • Introduction to Oracle SQL
  • Database Programming
  • Java Programming

In the Database Management program, you'll learn how to create databases that can be mined for facts and information needed to make predictions and identify trends in an industry or field. Predicting the weather is based on analysis of information contained in huge databases. Car dealerships, WalMart, and many other companies identify trends in consumer buying based on information collected in their databases. And, because so many employers use databases, you will have the opportunity for a career in this high-demand field in a wide variety of businesses and governmental agencies.

Careers in Database Management include:

  • Database Developer
  • Database Administrator
  • Software Tester

Database Management Technology Location In-state
Tuition		 Out-of-state
Tuition		 Time to
Complete
Database Management Technology A.A.S.  ABI $5,235.00 $12,489.00 16 Mo.
Database Developer I M.S.A.  ABI $1,079.00 $2,483.00 4 Mo.
Database Technician M.S.A.  ABI $1,168.50 $2,689.50 4 Mo.
Database Essentials (High School Dual Credit only) M.S.A.  ABI $1,257.00 $2,895.00 4 Mo.
Database Essentials M.S.A.  ABI $1,257.00 $2,895.00 4 Mo.