This certificate prepares students to take the Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) exam, which leads to CCNA certification. Four modules cover networking fundamentals, routing protocols and concepts, LAN switching and wireless, and accessing the WAN. Students will learn basic network configuration, operations of LANs and WANs, IP addressing, routing and switching configuration, network security configuration and Cisco’s Command Line Interface (CLI).
The four modules are sequential and each must be completed successfully in order to transfer to the next module. The Networking Academy provides web-based content, online assessment, student performance tracking, hands-on lab, support and preparation for CCNA certification.
Credits earned in this program can be applied to the IT Support Specialist Certificate or the IT Network Systems Management Emphasis A.A.S. degree.
Examples of jobs for which students may be qualified after program completion include
- Network Security Specialist
- Field Engineer
- Network Administrator
- Network Analyst