Stride Career Prep
Information Technology
The Future Is Now
Technology skills are in demand—and no longer confined to a single industry. Are you ready to explore all the places IT skills can take you?
Which pathways are offered?
Programming & Game Design—TThis pathway can help students level up to a career as a video game designer, computer programmer, computer and information systems manager, or software developer. .
Web and Digital Design & Communications—This pathway prepares students to produce digitally generated or computer-enhanced media used in business, training, entertainment, communications, and marketing.
What types of jobs can my student learn about and prepare for?*
Some of the jobs include:
- Web Designer
- Web Developer
- Digital Artist
- Digital Media Specialist
- 3D Animator
- Graphic Designer
- Applications Software Developer
- Computer and Information Systems Manager
- Computer Programmer
- Systems Software Developer
**Some of these jobs require additional education and certifications once a student graduates from high school.
What could my future look like with this career?*
*Data is from Burning Glass Labor Insights and is updated frequently.
Which industry-recognized, in-demand certifications and exams can my student prepare for?
- IC3 G5 Living Online
- CompTIA ITF+
- CompTIA Cloud Essentials
- NOCTI Computer Programmer
- NOCTI Visual Communications and Interactive Media Design
- AWS Cloud Practitioner
- NOCTI Interactive Media
- Adobe Certified Professional
- Web Authoring (Dreamweaver)
- Multiplatform Animation (Animate)
- Visual Design (Photoshop)
- Adobe Specialty Credential: Certified Professional Web Design (Dreamweaver + Animate or Photoshop)
** Many Microsoft®️ Office certificates can be earned after completing one course. Other certificates require more classes to be better prepared, and students who participate in the program for at least two years will have further preparation for certification testing.
