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
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