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The price is what?!

Cat5Cat5 Member Posts: 297 ■■■□□□□□□□
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The cost to take this cert is $250?! Are you kidding me? I thought these add-on-to-your-CCNA tests were like $125, so I was budgeting for that. Holy moley, if I don't pass the first time, this cert will cost me at least $500 - half a grand. The Saudi Arabian oil minister could learn a lot from Cisco about price gouging.
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    TechGuru80TechGuru80 Member Posts: 1,539 ■■■■■■□□□□
    It is a separate track...not really an add-on because CCENT is the only prerequisite. Get use to it because certs under $200 are non-existent especially once you get out of entry-level.
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    danny069danny069 Member Posts: 1,025 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Yup, these cert costs go up as much as the tolls do. However, you could claim it as a work or school expense on your taxes, if it is a job or school requirement.
    I am a Jack of all trades, Master of None
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    techfiendtechfiend Member Posts: 1,481 ■■■■□□□□□□
    CompTIA makes CCNA Security for $250 a bargain.
    2018 AWS Solutions Architect - Associate (Apr) 2017 VCAP6-DCV Deploy (Oct) 2016 Storage+ (Jan)
    2015 Start WGU (Feb) Net+ (Feb) Sec+ (Mar) Project+ (Apr) Other WGU (Jun) CCENT (Jul) CCNA (Aug) CCNA Security (Aug) MCP 2012 (Sep) MCSA 2012 (Oct) Linux+ (Nov) Capstone/BS (Nov) VCP6-DCV (Dec) ITILF (Dec)
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    hannismhannism Member Posts: 112
    The CompTIA Security+ is $300. $250 for the CCNA: Security isn't bad.
    Obtained: CompTIA Linux+ [X] CompTIA Security + [X] CCENT [X] CCNA: Routing and Switching [X] CCNA: Security [X] CCNA: Wireless [X] Linux Server Professional (LPIC-1) [X] SUSE Certified Linux Administrator [X]
    Currently studying: Red Hat Certified System Administrator > Red Hat Certified System Engineer > CISSP
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    theodoxatheodoxa Member Posts: 1,340 ■■■■□□□□□□
    techfiend wrote: »
    CompTIA makes CCNA Security for $250 a bargain.

    No kidding. If not for their prices, I would have picked up Network+ and Security+ before they dropped the lifetime certs. As much as I dislike their exams, Microsoft actually has the best prices, especially (at least as of 3-5 years ago) with the student discount (and/or Free Second Shot voucher, which they'll occasionally offer), which neither Cisco nor CompTIA offer. I paid $60 for my Active Directory exam (Student Discount).
    R&S: CCENT → CCNA → CCNP → CCIE [ ]
    Security: CCNA [ ]
    Virtualization: VCA-DCV [ ]
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    Cat5Cat5 Member Posts: 297 ■■■□□□□□□□
    danny069 wrote: »
    Yup, these cert costs go up as much as the tolls do. However, you could claim it as a work or school expense on your taxes, if it is a job or school requirement.

    If only. I guess I had my mind on the CCENT and ICND tests I took and their prices.
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