Penn Foster Career School
Java(TM) Programmer - Career Diploma

Start a rewarding moneymaking career in a growing field. Learn the skills you need to be a Java™ Programmer – at home, at your own pace, with Penn Foster Career School. With the right credentials, you can:
  • Earn an average of $60,000 a year or more.1
  • Work for a Web design firm.
  • Work for a computer and data processing firm.
  • Work for government agencies or in education.

Demand for professionals skilled in Java™ programming will rise 15% by 20122. Although knowledge of traditional languages is still important, increasing emphasis is placed on newer, object-oriented programming languages and tools, such as C++ and Java™.

Learn the essential computer skills you need for Java™ programming and design animated, interactive programs for the Web. Penn Foster Career School Java™ computer training can help you learn quickly and conveniently!

Why take a Penn Foster Career School Java™ Programming training program? You’ll get hands-on training in:
  • Methods, classes, and objects
  • Advanced object concepts
  • Input, selection, and repetition
  • Applets, graphics, arrays and strings, and inheritance concepts

You’ll learn it all at home – no classroom needed! You’ll get valuable information about using layout managers and the event model, exception handling, file input and output, and multithreading and animation. It’s like having your own personal Java™ Programming school.

1Salary information is based on the “Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 Edition,” a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor. Individual student earnings vary.

2Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2012. Source: “National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix,” a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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