Pellissippi State students provided top-rated Webmaster software

Pellissippi State knows how to pick ’em.

Software the College uses in three of its Web Technology courses— Foundations of Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW), CIW Site Design and CIW E-Commerce Design—has won a top industry award for the second straight year. Prosoft’s CIW Professional series recently earned a “Readers’ Choice” award from CertCities.com, an online newsletter for information technology professionals.

Runners-up in CertCities.com’s survey-based competition were Macromedia’s Dreamweaver MX Developer certification and CompTIA’s i-Net+ certification applications.

Pellissippi State’s Web Technology program is offered totally online, so students from across the state can enroll, seek certification and earn the Associate of Applied Science degree, regardless of where they live. In addition to the classes, the College also offers corresponding certification examinations.

Tennessee high school students and information technology professionals who receive this certification can be awarded up to 12 hours of college credit for the CIW certification at Pellissippi State, and the credits are accepted by some of the state’s four-year universities.

In addition to the CertCities.com award, the CIW certification was recognized recently by GoCertify.com as being “among the most valuable investments” for those who want to gain recognition for their Web Technology studies.