Penn Foster Career School
Visual C#® .NET Programmer - Career Diploma

Learn the essential computer skills you need to become a Visual C#® .NET Programmer and create programs for business and home computer-using clients. The Penn Foster Career School Visual C#® .NET Programmer Program can help you train quickly and conveniently!

Demand for skilled Visual C#® .NET Programmers will rise 15% by 20121. Whether you work in one of many industries that employ Visual C#® .NET Programmers or start your own business as a consultant, your Penn Foster Career School computer training as a Visual C#® .NET Programmer will be the first step in achieving your goals. With the right credentials, you can:

  • Work for a computer and data processing firm.
  • Work for an engineering and management service.
  • Earn, on average, $60,000 a year, or more.2
  • Work for government agencies or educational institutions.

Why complete Penn Foster Career School Visual C#® .NET Programmer training?

You’ll learn by working with:
  • Input devices and timers
  • Menus and dialog boxes
  • Graphics and document interfacing
  • Toolbars and status bars

You’ll get valuable computer training, starting with an overview of programming and programming languages and an introduction to Visual C# .NET. You’ll create C# methods and learn to send data to these methods. You’ll learn to make decisions in C# programs using “if” statements and “if-then-else” statements. You’ll also learn to incorporate labels, scroll bars, check boxes, and radio buttons into programs. It’s like having your own personal Visual C# ® .NET 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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