New Horizons Security Track or Network Track

Hi everyone,
There are two tracks at New Horizons that I'm very interested in. My first choice for employability is the Security Track. Here's the certs you get with that track: A+, Net+, Sec+, CASP, ICND1 & 2, Linux+, CEH, and then CISSP.
Five of these are CompTIA, is that a good or bad? Also, what do you think of this set of certs as a whole?
The other track is the Network Track. It has A+, Net+, MCSA 70-410, 70-411, 70-412, and ICND1&2.
Is this a good track?
I have IT Management experience (kind of dated though), but right now, it seems everyone wants the doers, and to be considered a "doer" you gotta have certs. (My opinion only, not a paid political announcement
) I do have a little networking training, but it is also pretty dated. So that's why I'm considering one of these tracks to help me be employable in the IT world again. Even if I have to start as an entry level somewhere. What are your thoughts on New Horizons and the two tracks I've outlined above?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and opinions!
Pat
There are two tracks at New Horizons that I'm very interested in. My first choice for employability is the Security Track. Here's the certs you get with that track: A+, Net+, Sec+, CASP, ICND1 & 2, Linux+, CEH, and then CISSP.
Five of these are CompTIA, is that a good or bad? Also, what do you think of this set of certs as a whole?
The other track is the Network Track. It has A+, Net+, MCSA 70-410, 70-411, 70-412, and ICND1&2.
Is this a good track?
I have IT Management experience (kind of dated though), but right now, it seems everyone wants the doers, and to be considered a "doer" you gotta have certs. (My opinion only, not a paid political announcement

Thanks in advance for your thoughts and opinions!
Pat
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No surprise to me on that price. I've heard of New Horizons and they are expensive--as are any fast paced training centers. For $20K you could get a college degree that doesn't expire. But if you're truly motivated you could take 1/10th of that money and buy all the books / material and self study.
Beyond all of that--here is what I recommend. Get some entry level certifications but more importantly try to get some EXPERIENCE. In my opinion fast paced training classes like the ones at New Horizons are for seasoned professionals that want to put some credentials behind their name. Personally the only people I knew who went there were already subject matter experts and mid level engineers.
I think 6 months is a little unrealistic for you judging by your experience level. It takes most people about 6 months or more to just study for the CISSP alone. Cramming that much material down your throat with limited experience is going to be an outright blood bath if you ask me.
Thank you for your thoughts. I do realize I'm taking a big bite and I also realize that experience is something that I won't get with either track or any certifications I happen to get. Your comments on New Horizons are interesting and something I'll have to dig into a little more.
I have been studying for Sec+ on my own with Professor Messor and Darril's online questions and audio files.
Thank you very much for the advice!
Pat
If you're thinking about New Horizon you must be in the Twin Cities area--as am I. To put it into perspective, I teach an A+ class every now and then. The class usually lasts around 2 months and even that is cutting it a little short if I wanted to dive into topics deeper. Now the class is a couple of hours a week usually ending up to be 50 hours total.
For a company to say that you can get ALL of those certs knocked out in 6 months is pretty bold. The 20K price tag is also astronomical. I paid less than half of that for a two year AAS degree from an accredited state technical college and the classes I took included a lot of the certs you listed minus the CEH, CISSP.
Also the people I knew that went to New Horizon only took one class and it was paid for by the company we worked at. If you want to talk some more feel free to PM me.
How are you going to pay for this $20k program? I really hope you don't plan to take out some kind of loan for it. Even after getting all of those certs you are still looking at an entry level help desk/desktop support/field tech role.
I think you also run the danger of getting too overloaded on information and forgetting a lot of what you learn especially if you aren't using it on regular basis.
Have you tried to study for the A+ certification on your own? If not, why not try and then go own to the next cert ect.. which would save yourself a TON of money. After you have a few Comptia certifications start applying for jobs, get a job then study in the evenings to compliment your knowledge and direction you want to take your career.
The vast major of this community self studies for their certifications and builds their own home lab because its cheaper and you learn so much more. If you need help with material and equipment, just ask!
I'd really like to know your thoughts on the conglomeration of certs. Taking New Horizons and the cost out of the picture, do the groups of certs look like they are well thought out?
Thanks again for your thoughts!
Pat
They're solid certifications! Every last one of them and the certifications are not the problem at all. It's the expectation to actually get all those certifications in 6 months and spend 20K doing it. If you have 20K to burn on something you could do for a small percentage of that, then fantastic you're well off.
I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings here, but I will come out and say it. What you're not understanding is that CISSP, CEH, CCNA are HARD certifications and even someone with YEARS of experience will take several months just to study for ONE of those certifications.
So......For a company to come out and say that you can get all of this accomplished by putting in 22 hours a week for 6 months is, I'm sorry but--insane. Maybe I'm the only one here who's thinking this but most of those certs recommend several months of hands on experience and some even years.
On a side note I'm curious.. How did you find this place??
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Also have you heard of CBTNuggest or Pluralsight? They have fantastic training videos for the equivalent of $30 a month. Then the rest of the money you can use to have a nice shiny lab to play with and learn on.
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I'm gonna gamble here and think that you are using GI Bill for this. Correct? No matter how you look at it it's just strange and doesn't maximize the use of your (or whoever) money and time.