Cisco Network Academy Program
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Cisco Network Academy Program
A local college offers this program and I'd be interested in taking it if I would be qualified for employment afterward. I have had no prior computer classes, certifications, etc. I am a radiographer looking to change careers (though I consider myself somewhat tech savvy, I can build my own PC, setup a home network, etc.).
Here is a link to the college and another describing what the academy is about:
Institute for Technology and Professional Studies at Bloomfield College
About Networking Academy - Program Overview - Cisco Systems
I went to an open house at the college, but I wasn't able to get many questions answered. I was only able to speak with one college rep and there were no instructors there. The course is two nights per week and 16 weeks long.
Can someone please tell me if after a course like this I'd be qualified for employment? Any insight to roughly what my salary expectations would be in the North New Jersey area?
Below is a link to another course I was considering, any input on that would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
http://www.essex.edu/academics/programs/pdfs/ntech.program.pdf
A local college offers this program and I'd be interested in taking it if I would be qualified for employment afterward. I have had no prior computer classes, certifications, etc. I am a radiographer looking to change careers (though I consider myself somewhat tech savvy, I can build my own PC, setup a home network, etc.).
Here is a link to the college and another describing what the academy is about:
Institute for Technology and Professional Studies at Bloomfield College
About Networking Academy - Program Overview - Cisco Systems
I went to an open house at the college, but I wasn't able to get many questions answered. I was only able to speak with one college rep and there were no instructors there. The course is two nights per week and 16 weeks long.
Can someone please tell me if after a course like this I'd be qualified for employment? Any insight to roughly what my salary expectations would be in the North New Jersey area?
Below is a link to another course I was considering, any input on that would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
http://www.essex.edu/academics/programs/pdfs/ntech.program.pdf
Comments
A degree and a dozen certifications don't help with the no experience problem.
But if you expect to get a job just by taking these classes and then passing the CCNA, eh you might get a NOC job (if they do not have any degree requirements). The classes do make you a better troubleshooter (depending on the teacher and how he teaches it).
I definitely agree. The biggest take away for me was the chance at an active lab. Night after night I was cranking out hours and being able to recognize and fix issues occurring with the equipment (generally due to age or misconfiguration) helped me a lot. I only took CCNA Explorations 1 and 2 but they were well worth it. Does this mean that you'll be 100% ready for a production environment? that'll be something to be seen.
ETA: I'm in Bloomfield, str8outtajerzy. I'd rather not drive that far for every class if there's something equivalent closer to me. It sounds like a for profit school such as Devry or Chubb (now Anthem Institute) and I've heard I should stay away from those type of schools, but I'll take a look. Thanks.
Actually that was three years ago, and now he’s a co-pilot on CRJ’s for Horizon airlines. My point is instruction and sims are good, but to be truly competent at something you need to actually do it.