Web Programming and Development AAS Degree

Build, Code, and Design Dynamic Websites

Learn how to create and fix websites and web apps. You learn several programming languages like HTML5 and JavaScript. You gain skills in website design, managing databases, and making sites work on both mobile and desktop devices.

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Web Programming and Development at a Glance

Degree
Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
Length of Study
2 years
Course Format
Online or Hybrid
Classes Meet
Evenings
Program Start
Fall
20+

Years of Instructor Experience

6+

Programming Languages

24-Hour

LAN Parties Held Monthly

Your Web Programming and Development Career

Programming is a high-demand area. This career is a highly creative career path for problem solvers.

Graduates find employment in all types of businesses, including:

  • Advertising
  • Manufacturing
  • Service
  • Education
  • Distributors
  • Retail
  • Tourism
  • Non-profit
  • Government agencies

Program Overview

This program is offered in the evening, with classes starting at 5 PM.

Courses are delivered in online and hybrid formats.

Gain 192 hours of real-world work experience through an internship, ensuring you have the skills you need to succeed in your future career.

Work-study positions are also available in the program to provide you additional experience.

You will graduate from this program with knowledge in and experience with:

  • Programming logic
  • Database design and management
  • Website standards
  • Responsive, mobile, and desktop website layouts
  • Web application building
  • Programming algorithms

Second-year students help you understand difficult subjects, improve your grades, and build confidence.

This program qualifies for the Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship and will pay up to 100% of your tuition.

You must apply for, be awarded, and meet the ongoing eligibility requirements for the Last-Dollar Scholarship.

This is a partial list of employers who have hired graduates from this program:

  • Far Reach Technologies, Cedar Falls, IA
  • Hawkeye Community College. Waterloo, IA
  • Mudd Advertising, Waterloo, IA
  • VGM Forbin, Waterloo, IA
  • Scientific Games Interactive/Williams Interactive SoCaMo, Cedar Falls, IA

You can get right to work after your program. Or, if you plan to earn an associate degree and go on to earn a bachelor’s degree, consider your transfer options.

This program has a documented pathway to UNI's Technology Management Bachelor of Arts degree. Check out UNI's transfer guides to learn more.

If you’re interested in transferring, you must work closely with an academic advisor here and at the transfer institution. This is important to ensure courses transfer and you meet program requirements.

Plan your transfer

" The people, the classes, and my teachers have all been fantastic. I feel like when I leave here I can go out and do this on my own. "
  • Blake Hansen
  • Web Programming & Development ‘22

Program Admission Requirements

To enroll this program, you’ll need to meet the minimum score requirements.

  ALEKS ACCUPLACER Next Generation ACCUPLACER Classic COMPASS ACT GPA
Math 14 255 Arithmetic
246 Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics (QAS)
63 Arithmetic
56 Elementary Algebra
39 Pre-Algebra 16  
Literacy   239 Reading or
240 Writing
58 Reading or
64 Sentence Skills
69 Reading or
41 Writing
16 Reading or
16 English
2.25

You can take the ALEKS Placement Assessment online. If you prefer, you can take the ACCUPLACER Next Generation or ACT at Hawkeye. While ACCUPLACER Classic and COMPASS aren’t offered anymore, you can still use your scores from those tests if you took them before for program admission.

If you don’t meet the minimum score requirements, you can take success courses instead. Talk to your academic advisor to help you find the right courses to get started.

If you meet the assessment score requirements, you can be accepted into the program.

If you don't meet these requirements, you’ll be accepted into a Pre-Program. As a pre-program student, you’ll start by taking general education and prerequisite classes. Your academic advisor will help you make a plan to meet the program requirements. After finishing your pre-program courses, contact Admissions to let them know.

Program Contacts

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Regular Hours — Spring 2025

Monday – Friday 8 AM – 4:30 PM

Academic Advisor

Honey Lynn
Main Campus
Hawkeye Center 208
319-296-4014 ext.1083
Email Honey Lynn

Faculty Advisor

MJ Nelson
Main Campus
Black Hawk Hall 112
319-296-2329 ext.1122
Email MJ Nelson