CISCO Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Please note that this program requires that a Certificate Program application be filled out accompanied with a $10.00 non-refundable application fee before you can be accepted into the program. The Certificate Program application can be found here.

This four-course program prepares the student for the CCNA certificate examinations. CCNA is a recommended prerequisite for CISCO´s CCNP, CCDP, CCDA, and CCIE. The sequence is based on CISCO-developed online curriculum, hardware and educational materials for optimal compatibility with the certification exam. As a subset, the first two courses contain the necessary curriculum for the CompTIA Network + Certification. All instructors are certified CISCO Academy instructors. Each class is limited to 10 participants.

Prerequisite: Be proficient in the use of software in a Windows-based environment and possess one year experience in computer applications.

Bundle Price:
Enroll in all four CISCO courses at the same time for $4,760, a savings of $420

Course 1: Networking Fundamentals

Competencies: Use network protocol models to explain the layers of communications in data networks, Design, calculate, and apply subnet masks and addresses, Build a simple Ethernet network using routers and switches, Employ Basic cabling and network designs to connect devices, Use Cisco CLI commands to perform basic router and switch configuration and verification. (4.0 CEUs)

08SC01000 Aug 11 – Sep 10 (M/W, 6 – 10pm)
08FC01001 Sep 27 – Oct 25 (Sa, 8am – 5pm)

$1,295

Course 2: Routing Protocols and Concepts

Competencies: Networks Configure and verify router interfaces, Demonstrate comprehensive RIPv1 configuration skills, Design and implement a classless IP addressing scheme for a network, Use advanced configuration commands with routers implementing EIGRP, Apply the basic RIPv2 configuration commands and evaluate RIPv2 classless routing updates, and Identify the characteristics of distance vector routing protocols (4.0 CEUs)

08FC02000 Sep 22 – Oct 22 (M/W, 6 – 10pm)
08FC02001 Nov 8 – Dec 13 (Sa, 8am – 5pm) doesn’t meet 11/29

$1,295

Course 3: LAN Switching and Wireless

Troubleshoot common network problems at Layers 1, 2, 3, and 7 using a layered model approach, Interpret network, Perform and verify initial switch configuration tasks including remote access management, Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs, interVLAN routing, VTP, trunking on Cisco switches, and RSTP operation (4.0 CEUs)

08FC03000 Nov 3 – Dec 10 (M/W, 6 – 10pm) doesn’t meet 11/24-11/26
09WC03001 Jan 10 – Feb 14 (Sa, 8am – 5pm) doesn’t meet 1/17

$1295

Course 4: Accessing the WAN

Competencies: Describe the impact of applications (Voice Over IP and Video Over IP) on a network; Diagrams configure, verify, and troubleshoot DHCP and DNS operation on a router; Verify, monitor, and troubleshoot ACLs in a network environment; Configure and verify a basic WAN serial connection, a PPP connection between Cisco routers, and Frame Relay; Configure and verify a PPP connection (4.0 CEUs)

09WC04000 Jan 12 – Feb 16 (M/W, 6 – 10pm) doesn’t meet 1/19
09WC04001 Feb 28 – Mar 28 (Sa, 8am – 5pm)

$1295