Technology Purchase Proposal

TECHNOLOGY PURCHASEPROPOSAL

By Bill Bennett

Computer Information Systems Department

Overview of Presentation What we need Why we need it How we’re going to pay for it

What We Need 12 Cisco Catalyst 3560 Data

CommunicationSwitches

Cost $3,774 ea. Total $45,288

What Does a Switch Do? Backbone of every network Allows computers to communicate to each

other Organizes computer resources into Local Area

Networks (LANS)

Why We Need It The Cisco and Microsoft certification

courses Course fill rate of 100% Serve over 150 students per semester

Current switches don’t support latest technologies Remote management Virtual LANs (VLANs) Layer 3 Switching

routes LAN traffic to remote networks

What is a VLAN

LAN 2LAN 1

Old

New

LAN 2

LAN 1

What is a VLAN

LAN 2LAN 1

Old

New

LAN 2

LAN 1

How We’re Going to Pay For It 2009 – 2010 Perkins Grant

MSJC received $511,494 for CTE Programs Federal funding that must be spent Distributed among 17 programs

Enrollments - Fall 20091. Nursing 2,536 FTEs (18.4%)2. Business 1,891 FTEs (13.7%)3. CIS 1,840 FTEs (13.3%)4. Other 14 programs 7,492 FTEs (54.4%)

Distribution History (2008 - 2009)1. Audio/Video $48,702 (9.5%)2. Business $33,763 (6.6%)3. Auto $23, 115 (4.5%)4. Nursing $22,345 (4.4%)5. CIS $11,850 (2.3%)6. Other 12 programs $214,719 (42%)7. Cross All $157,000 (31%)

Summary 100% fill rate for CIS Cisco and Microsoft

certification programs CIS generates 13.3% of CTE FTEs CIS received only 2.3% of Perkins funds

(2008 - 2009) Students need to learn new technologies

to be competitive in the Information Technology (IT) job market