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Cloud Computing & App Development

Program Overview

Learn how to develop iOS and Web Apps in the rapidly expanding mobile market. The cloud and mobile environments are some of the fastest-growing technology opportunities in modern history. The training received from our Cloud Computing & App Development (Formerly Mobile Application & Gaming) program will enable you to create apps that are rich in data and run on all platforms.

Course Outline

Degree and Certificate Options

Associate of Applied Science
(or Technical Certificate)

Projected Salary

$40,000– $80,000 per year
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Admissions Checklist

Below is a list of items Northwest Tech’s Admissions Team will need prior to your acceptance into the Cloud Computing & App Development (Formerly Mobile Application & Gaming) program.

  • A Northwest Tech Application Completed and Submitted

  • $25 Application Fee Paid

  • High School or GED Transcript Submitted

  • (If Applicable) College Transcript Submitted

  • ACT or AccuPlacer Scores Submitted (AccuPlacer Testing can be scheduled on-site at the Northwest Tech campus)

Required items can be submitted in person at the Northwest Tech campus, via postal mail addressed to: Northwest Tech Admissions, 1209 Harrison, Goodland, KS, or through email communications with admission@nwktc.edu.

Learning Outcomes

  • Design and build apps from scratch for iOS.
  • Learn to create cross-platform, mobile web-apps.
  • Solve real-world problems in a variety of industries with native iOS apps and specialized web-apps.
  • Use APIs to connect your apps to the Internet of Things devices.  
  • Create Virtual Private Clouds with subnetting and access controls.
  • Create a full stack with a cloud backend and a native app frontend.
  • Get your own apps on the Apple App Store.
  • Work in teams using git repositories, slack, and other remote work tools.
  • Implement scalable iOS devices into an existing business's information infrastructures.