CCNA or Security+ first?

Jerry_03

Hello,

I gradurated last year with a AS in Computer Networking, however I hold no certs. Im contuining my education working on a BAS in Computer Networking while working part time helpdesk on campus at the university.

anyways i've been planning (for a long time) to get my CCNA. However there are a lot of DoD or DoD contractor jobs in my area that require Security+. so i've been looking at that too.

i know it all depends on prior experince but on average about how long would it take studying for the CCNA vs Security+ and which one is better to get first, cold from not having any certs?

Kold

I'm currently about 3/4 of the way through my BS from WGU, so the certs you mentioned are part of my degree plan. I did the Security+ in under 2 weeks of self study, by reading Darril Gibson's book and watching around 6-8 hours of Professor Messer's videos on areas I wanted more clarification on. I made sure to do the practice exams in Darril's book and understand why every single answer was wrong or right. As for the CCNA, I'm about 4 weeks into self study for the CCENT and will be taking the exam in about a week. I expect to spend around 4 weeks on the second exam as well, so the Security+ is definitely an easier exam to get "cold." As for which is better for you, I'm not sure.