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Certification Exams can be taken at the Prometric Testing Center located at our Danvers Campus.
To schedule an exam, contact Jane Saunders at (978) 762-4000 x5429 or jsaunder@northshore.edu.
State-of-the-Art Facilities: NSCC's
Institute for Corporate Training and Technology at Beverly's Cummings
Center houses a full range of corporate and technical training
programs.
We're Number ONE! NSCC's Division
of Corporate & Community Education is proud to be the State's
#1 community college Workforce Development site.
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Cisco Networking Academy
This program is designed to teach students the skills needed to design, build, and maintain small to medium-size networks.
Certified Training Academy
Do you want to learn how to install, configure, and maintain simple networks? Are you trying to increase your knowledge, demonstrate your expertise, or improve your credibility? The foundation you gain when preparing for the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) is also the first step on an industry recognized career track. The four semesters of CCNA training at North Shore Community College will help you prepare for your new career!
North Shore Community College is a Cisco Certified Regional Training Academy. The Cisco Networking Academies program consists of four semesters. The program is designed to teach students the skills needed to design, build and maintain small to medium-size networks. This provides them with the opportunity to enter the workforce and/or further their education and training in the Computer Networking field.
Benefits of CCNA Certification
Overall, Cisco certification validates an individual's achievement, so it increases the holder's professional credibility by ensuring high standards of technical expertise. In particular, the CCNA certification indicates knowledge of networking for the Small Office, Home Office (SOHO) market and the ability to work in small businesses or organizations whose networks have fewer than 100 nodes.
Courses
Cisco Semester 1: The Basics of Networking/Cisco
Students are introduced to the basics of networking. This course is a beginner's look at networks, including the different types and how they work. It is the first in a series of classes that work towards the Cisco Certified Network Associate Certification.
Recommended Prerequisite: Students should have at least one to two years experience in either the MacOS or Windows and have access to the Internet.
Topics include: Networks and Layered Communications; The OSI Model; Networking Devices such as Hubs, Routers, Switches and Bridges; IP Addressing and Subnet Masking; ARP and RARP; Media and Design, such as LAN Hardware, Coaxial, UTP, and Optical Fiber Cable; Topology, Structured Cabling, Network Management.
Cisco Semester 2: Intermediate Networking Techniques/Cisco
Students will gain valuable insight into Networking Protocols and the ability to connect your network with the ever-growing Internet. The basics of Cisco Routers and Terminal Access Servers will be covered and are a precursor to Advanced Networking Techniques.
Prerequisites: Students must successfully complete Basics of Networking. Students should have access to the internet.
Topics include: OSI model;; WAN; Routing; Router Components, Router Startup/Setup; Router Configuration; Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS); TCP/IP, IP Addressing, Routing Protocols.
Cisco Semester 3: Advanced Router and Switching
This course introduces advanced router configurations, dvanced LAN switching theory and design, VLAN's, Novell IPX, and threaded case studies. Upon completion students should be able to describe LAN and network segmentation with bridges, routers and switches and describe a virtual LAN.
Prerequisites: Students must successfully complete Intermediate Networking Techniques.
Topics include: Router elements and operations; Adding router protocols to a configuration; Monitoring IPX operations on the router; LAN segmentation; Advanced switching methods.
Cisco Semester 4: Advanced Router and Switching II
This course introduces WAN theory and design, WAN technology, PPP, Frame Relay, ISDN, and additional case studies. Upon completion, students should be able to provide solutions for network routing problems, identify ISDN protocols, channels and function groups, describe the Spanning Tree protocol.
Prerequisites: Students must successfully complete Semester 3 - Advanced Router and Switching.
Topics include: Network congestion problems; TCP/IP transport protocols; Network layer protocols; Advanced routing and switching configuration; ISDN protocols; PPP encapsulation operations on a router.
For more information, please contact us at (978) 236-1200 or ictt@northshore.edu. |
