Take Your First Step Toward An Exciting Career In Computer Programming

Industry professionals, challenging courses, and career assistance

As a Rasmussen College student, you will be confident that you’ve made a solid investment in your Software Application Development Associate’s degree. With heavy emphasis on programming, your courses will help you develop the advanced knowledge and skills you need for a competitive advantage in today’s job market through real-world scenarios, challenges, and tasks.

You will learn from the best. Our experienced industry instructors give you the career-specific insight and information you need to be successful. They will also cover software engineering principles and algorithm analysis, computer architecture design principles, operating systems, networks, and distributed computing environments. Plus, you will be studying using the most current and relevant hardware and software available, and you will have unlimited FTP/Web space to use throughout your degree.

When you graduate, you can choose to enter the dynamic world of computer programming right away, or you can choose to continue your education and seamlessly transfer your credits to our Computer Science Bachelor’s degree.

Learn more about our Software Application Development Associate’s degree and how Rasmussen College is committed to your success. Complete the contact request form on the right or call us at (888) 549-6755. One of our program managers will be happy to talk with you and answer all of your questions.

Software Application Development Associate’s Degree Courses

The courses in our Software Application Development Associate’s degree program provide a practical look into realistic and future uses of computer software applications.

Featured Courses:

Foundations of Software Design
Gain an understanding of how computational techniques are applied in solving a variety of problems. Topics will include variables, procedural abstraction utilizing handlers, conditionals, and loops, and data types.

Mobile Application Development
Explore how to create games for mobile platforms using Java and a systematic approach. Incorporating audio and video is also addressed, along with user inputs involved in playing the game.

Database Design and SQL
You will learn about relational databases and their efficient design. The course will include the definition of tables and indexes, logical and physical design, the E-R model, and transaction management.

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Software Application Development Career Outlook

Computer technology is a crucial element in the success of today’s global economy—when computer applications and processes stop functioning, the bottom line of a company falls short. As a Software Application Development Associate’s degree holder, you will have the field-specific know-how and the confidence to help navigate software-related issues in the workplace.

The Software Applications Development Associate’s degree can help graduates develop knowledge and skills to pursue such entry-level positions as software/applications developer and IT programmer.

One potential career snapshot includes:

The Rasmussen College career assistance staff helps you find the job that is right for you at an organization that is right for you. Through resume and cover letter development, interviewing tips and techniques, and customized job search tactics, our career assistance staff works with you to help you find career success. Plus, not only do they help you when you’re preparing to graduate, our career assistance staff is available to help you in your job search and development at any time throughout your career, regardless of your location, field, or industry.

*“Computer Software Engineers and Computer Programmers.” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Department of Labor, 17 Dec. 2009. Web. 19 Dec. 2010.

BLS salary data may not reflect expected entry level earnings.

Seamless Credit Transfer Policies

Transferring your credits doesn't need to be difficult.  At Rasmussen College, our transfer policies are designed to maximize your credit transfer and minimize your time to graduation.

Check out some of our highlighted transfer policies below or visit our Transfer Policy for a full description of each policy.

• Transfer your entire Associate’s degree credits and enter at Junior status if you have an Associate's degree and are seeking a Bachelor’s degree in a similar field—this also means you will not have to complete any pre-requisites for most degrees ¹
•  Transfer all general education courses from your previously-earned Associate's or Bachelor's degree regardless of course of study ²
• Course-by-course evaluation of all courses with a grade of C or higher
• Credit by examination, which gives you an opportunity to test out of courses where you can demonstrate specific knowledge.  These tests are offered free of charge to Rasmussen College students. 
• Earn college credit through prior work, learning, and military experiences

Contact a program manager today at 888-549-6755 or complete the form on the right and one of our program managers will contact you to discuss transferring your college credit to Rasmussen College.

¹ Rasmussen College reserves the right to accept or deny transfer of credits based on guidelines defined in the course catalog.  Rasmussen College transfer policies vary by state and degree; contact your local campus to discuss your credit transfer options.
² Refer to the General Education Block Transfer For Baccalaureate Candidates for complete details and restrictions.