Cisco Certified Networking Academy
- Overview
- Course Content
- Pre-Admission Recommendations
- How to enroll in Cisco Certified Networking Associate Classes
- Click here to sign up for orientation.
300+ Hours
Overview:
This NO FEE program prepares you for the Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) exam. This program consists of four courses. Each course, starting with course 1, must be completed before advancing to the next course.
The Cisco Networking Academy Program is a comprehensive program that provides students with the skills essential in a digital workforce. The Networking Academy provides web-based content, online assessment, student performance tracking, hands-on labs, support, and preparation for CCNA certification. For more information, please visit the Cisco Networking Academy Program website.
CCNA Course Content:
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Cisco 1
The course focuses on network terminology and protocols, local-area networks (LANs), wide-area networks (WANs), Open System Interconnection (OSI) and TCP/IP models, basic cabling skills, networking hardware, Ethernet, network addressing, and network standards.
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Cisco 2
The course focuses on router configuration, Cisco IOS management, routing protocols configuration, TCP/IP, and access control lists (ACLs).
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Cisco 3
The course focuses on advanced IP addressing techniques (Variable Length Subnet Masking - VLSM), intermediate routing protocols (RIPv2, single area OSPF, EIGRP), command line interface (CLI) of switches, Virtual LANs (VLANs), Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP).
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Cisco 4
The course focuses on advanced IP configurations that include Network Address Translation (NAT)/Port Address Translation (PAT), and DHCP, WAN protocols, PPP, ISDN with DDR, Frame-Relay, and enterprise network management.
Pre-Admission Recommendations:
- Commitment to attend all classes plus an additional 10 hours of study time outside of class per week
- Familiarity with fixing computers
- Familiarity with creating a report
- Access to the Internet at home
- Self-motivation
How to enroll in Cisco Certified Networking Associate classes:
Students interested in CCNA courses must attend a Cisco Orientation prior to registration into Course 1.
See the Cisco Orientation page to sign up for Cisco Orientation.
