What we do
Skills built on
real equipment.
Every CNIT project is built around a working system, so students practice the full job: plan it, build it, secure it, run it and explain it.
Focus areas
What students work on
HARDWARE · ITSC-1325
Servers and data center hardware
Installing and inspecting rack servers, adding GPUs and storage, planning power and cooling, and keeping accurate records of every machine.
- Rack and cable management
- GPU installation for AI workloads
- Hardware inventory and documentation
NETWORKING · ITNW-1358
Networks and security
Designing the network that ties everything together and keeping it safe, from the edge firewall to the monitoring that catches trouble.
- VLANs, trunking and routing
- pfSense firewall on Hyper-V
- Wazuh security monitoring
CLOUD · ITNW-1309
Services and applications
Deploying the services an organization depends on and the dashboards that show whether they’re healthy.
- Active Directory, DNS and DHCP
- Grafana and Prometheus monitoring
- Dolibarr ERP/CRM and GLPI help desk
ALL COURSES
Private AI
Running language models on campus GPUs and spreading the load across several servers, so students learn how AI services really run.
- Self-hosted LLM servers
- Load balancing across three hosts
- Streaming chat interface
Beyond the lab
Community and industry
Each semester ends with a showcase where students demo the working data center. Employers, community members and future students are welcome to see what they built and talk with them about it.
We’re always glad to hear from local organizations that want to speak to a class, donate equipment or suggest a real-world project for students to take on.
Industry certifications
Every course is built around a CompTIA certification
PC Hardware prepares students for CompTIA A+, Network+ for CompTIA Network+, and Cloud Computing for CompTIA Cloud+, with every exam objective practiced on real equipment.