The mission of the Department of Cloud Computing is to provide comprehensive undergraduate level training and produce well-trained cloud computing professionals. Graduates of the program would be highly sought-after by a range of private sector industries in the Louisiana State, local government agencies, Industries, federal government, and defense organizations. The program supports the institutional mission in enabling protection of the quality of life for citizens of the State and the Country, and promoting responsible citizenship in a changing world. The Cloud Computing curriculum was developed to provide a purposeful and creative program that emphasizes both the theory of computing, Cloud Computing, and its practice. Faculty use current technologies to stimulate learning and promote an enjoyable and worthwhile background experience for lifetime use in the profession.
The B.S. in Cloud Computing at Grambling State University offers a high quality educational program for cloud computing professionals. The core course requirements provide the students with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully evaluate the cloud database design, understanding of cloud network, network virtualization, and understanding and working projects related to AWS, google cloud, Microsoft Azure Solutions, and IBM cloud.
The main focus of this proposed program is to concentrate on specific Cloud infrastructure areas of interest, such as migrating data and applications in cloud, cloud networking, network virtualization, cloud storage organization, green computing, and mobile cloud computing. The proposed program is designed for future ABET accreditation.
The department of cloud computing has developed the following program educational objectives and student outcomes for all graduates of our program
The Cloud is Future
“World markets benefit tremendously from increased diversity in career fields like cloud computing, and our students are the perfect fit for this need,” said President Rick Gallot. “We are proud to have the support of the University of Louisiana System and the Board of Regents to prepare the next wave of digital geniuses and tech talent for the innovation industry.”
The program will train students to become cloud computing experts who can build and maintain cloud infrastructures. Professionals with these skills are projected to remain in high demand for decades to come. According to Forbes, in 2019 there were 50,248 cloud computing positions available in the U.S. from 3,701 employers and 101,913 open positions worldwide. Beginning with the graduating class of 2024, Grambling State alums can do the title of Cloud Architect, Cloud Consultant, IoT Engineer and many other high demand tech-based positions with a median starting salary over $80k for many positions.
Grambling State University is excited about the approval of the new program in cloud computing,” Dr. Walton said. The global cloud computing market size is expected to grow to $623.3 billion by 2023. The degree program in Cloud Computing will allow Grambling State University to play a major role in ensuring that workforce needs related to cloud computing can be met,” Dr. Walton said.
The B.S. in Cloud Computing at Grambling State University offers a high quality educational
program for cloud computing professionals. The core course requirements provide the
students with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully evaluate the cloud database
design, understanding of cloud network, network virtualization, and understanding
and working projects related to AWS, google cloud, Microsoft Azure Solutions, and
IBM cloud.
The main focus of this proposed program is to concentrate on specific Cloud infrastructure areas of interest, such as migrating data and applications in cloud, cloud networking, network virtualization, cloud storage organization, green computing, and mobile cloud computing. The proposed program is designed for future ABET accreditation.
The department of cloud computing has developed the following program educational objectives and student outcomes for all graduates of our program
Program Educational Objectives - Graduates from the Cloud Computing Program at Grambling State University will be able to:
Student Outcomes - Upon completing the B. S. in Cloud Computing, students will be able to:
Enrollment number of majors in cloud computing and Graduates
| Year | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
| Number of Majors | 20 | |||
| Graduates | ||||
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Dr. Prasanthi Sreekumari
Assistant Professor, Interim Department Head
Director of Cybersecurity Activities
Department of Computer Science & Digital Technologies
College of Arts & Sciences, 403 Main Street - Box 4260
Grambling, Louisiana 71245
Phone: (318) 274-2494, Fax: (318) 274-3230
Email: sreekumarip@gram.edu