Cisco Academy

Welcome to our Cisco Networking Academy site. Cisco Systems, Inc. launched its Academy program in 1993 and has grown to more than 10,000 academies in 50 states and in nearly 150 countries. The Networking Academy program is the blending of a learning model that integrates high-quality face-to-face teaching with the multimedia delivery of challenging curricula and assessments over the Internet. The curriculum prepares the student for careers in networking and IT-related jobs in the public and private sectors as well as for higher education in engineering, computer science, and related fields.

We are a local academy that offers the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) program which is a 280-hour curriculum and the first step to a Cisco career certification path. Emphasis is given to using decision-making and problem-solving techniques in the application of science, mathematics, communication and social studies concepts to solve networking problems. Students learn how to install and configure Cisco switches and routers in multiprotocol networks using local and wide-area networks (LAN and WANs), provide Level 1 troubleshooting service, and improve network performance and security.

The CCNA classes are offered only on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Anyone interested in enrolling in the classes should contact the Student Affairs Office at 310 St. Charles St. during normal business hours or call 985-857-3655 x221.