Cisco Network Specialist, Technical Certificate of Credit

Overview

Offered at the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center.

Entrance Dates:	Spring and Fall, Day and Evening
Length of Program:	Three Terms
Credit Hours Required for Graduation:	16

Program Description: The Networking Specialist program provides students with hands on and technical training in the concepts, principles, and techniques required to successfully design and implement computer networked and cloud computing services. The student will study the elements of Cisco, Microsoft, cloud computing, and associated technologies necessary to create these networks. The successful student will be qualified to join a networking team or a cloud computing team as a productive entry level specialist. High school graduation or GED is required for admission to this program.
Please Note - This certificate program is an Advanced TCC and must be completed as part of the larger Networking Specialist, Associate of Applied Science Degree.

Employment Opportunities: According to the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) employers will create a demand in this country for roughly 1.6 million IT workers this year. With demand for appropriately skilled people far exceeding supply, half of these positions--843,328--will likely go unfilled. In a total U.S. IT workforce of 10 million, that shortfall means one job in every dozen will be vacant.

Credentialing (Optional): Completion of this TCC provides training to sit for the (CCNA) Cisco Certified Network Associate certification (Cisco) and (CCST) Cisco Certified Support Technician certification (Cisco), enhancing career opportunities in networking.

Curriculum Outline

Occupational Courses, 16 credits

CIST 2451	INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKS - CISCO	4
CIST 2452	CISCO SWITCHING, ROUTING & WIRELESS ESSENTIALS	4
CIST 2453	ENTERPRISE NETWORKING, SECURITY, AND AUTOMATION	4
CIST XXXX	CIST ELECTIVE*	4

*CIST Elective can be an CIST course in which prerequisites are met, if the course is not already being used to satisfy other program requirements.

Notes:

A grade of “C” or higher is required for all courses with the prefixes CIST.

Guided Pathway

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Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.

Please Note - This certificate program is an Advanced TCC and must be completed as part of the larger Networking Specialist, Associate of Applied Science Degree.