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Cisco certification carries enormous weight within the computer networking community and opens doors to many hi-tech career possibilities. Austin Community College is a member of the Cisco Networking Academy and offers convenient classes and a clear path for you to gain valuable Cisco knowledge and experience.
Our Revised Cisco CCNA Certification Prep Program is live!
Cisco has officially announced a major update to the CCNA certification exam, effective February 2027. We have updated our program to correspond to these changes. The start date for the program relaunch is January 11, 2027. You can register for the first course now and a payment plan is available for the course. The certification exam is not included with our program.
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Certified Cisco Network Associate (CCNA)
The Cisco CCNA certification enables IT professionals to install, configure, and operate LAN, WAN, and dial access services for small networks. The following three (3) courses need to be taken in order, one at a time, completing one before starting the next course in the order shown below:
- ITCC-1014 - Introduction to Networks is the first course and it is starting January 11, 2027. See schedule under Spring Semester. The following 2 courses will follow this course in order stated and the program will take about 10 months to complete.
- Course 2 - Implementing Enterprise Networks (IEN)
- Course 3 - Connecting Enterprise Networks (CEN)
Once you complete the Cisco CCNA courses you may enroll in the following:
- ITSY-2000 - Cisco Cybersecurity Associate
Course Prerequisites: Cybersecurity Associate students should have at least one of the following credentials or skills and knowledge. The prerequisite will need to be confirmed to the Coordinator before permission will be given to enroll in the course.
- Cisco CCNA certification or Security+ Certified.
- Verifiably completed the CCNA curriculum in a Cisco accredited academy.
- IT professional with a minimum of 5 years' experience.
- Currently enrolled in or graduated with a technology degree program with basic Windows and Linux system concepts, basic understanding of computer networks and binary and hexadecimal understanding.
For the latter an entrance examination may be taken to ascertain the prerequisites are met.
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