CISCO Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

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 CCNP certificate examinations. CCNP certification validates a network professional's ability to install, configure and troubleshoot converged local and wide area networks with 100 to 500 or more nodes. Network Professionals who achieve the CCNP have demonstrated the knowledge and skills required to manage the routers and switches that form the network core, as well as edge applications that integrate voice, wireless, and security into the network.

Prerequisite: CISCO Certified Network Associate (CCNA) .

Course 1: Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks

Topics include: Implementing EIGRP operations, Implementing multi-area OSPF operations, Describing integrated IS-IS, Implementing Cisco IOS routing features, Implementing BGP for enterprise ISP connectivity, Implementing multicast forwarding, and Implementing IPv6. (4.0 CEUs)

08SC45000 Aug 9 – Sep 13 (Sa, 8am – 5pm) doesn’t meet 8/30

$1,295

Course 2: Building Multilayer Switched Networks

Topics include: Implementing VLANs, Conducting the operation of Spanning Tree protocols in a hierarchical network, Implementing Inter-VLAN routing, Implementing gateway redundancy technologies, Describing and configure wireless client access, Describing and configure security features in a switched network and Configuring support for voice.

08FC46000 Sep 27 – Oct 25 (Sa, 8am – 5pm)

$1,295

Course 3: Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks

Topics include: Implementing basic tele-worker services, Implementing Frame-Mode MPLS, Implementing a site-to-site IPSec VPN, Describing network security strategies, Implementing Cisco Device Hardening, Implementing Cisco IOS firewall and Describing and configure Cisco IOS IPS.

08FC47000 Nov 1 – Dec 6 (Sa, 8am – 5pm) doesn’t meet 11/29

$1295

Course 4: Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks

Topics include: Describing Cisco VoIP implementations, Describing QoS considerations, Describing DiffServ QoS implementations, Implementing AutoQoS and Implement WLAN security and management.

09WC48000 Jan 10 – Feb 14 (Sa, 8am – 5pm) doesn’t meet 1/17

$1295