2015-2017 Catalog

Cisco Network Professional, Certificate

Certificate—16 credit hours

Curriculum Code 1448

This certificate program gives students the skills they need to work in the cutting edge field of information technology. Students will learn to build scalable, remote access, and switched networks. Students will also gain experience in installing, maintaining, repairing and managing Cisco networks. Students can use this program as an introduction to courses required for the CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional). Common job titles for recipients of this certificate include computer system administrator, LAN technician, Cisco service representative, technical support specialist, and network system administrator. This certificate has a prerequisite of CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) certification or completion of the CCNA training series at Moraine Valley Community College or another institution.

Required Career Courses

16 credit hours as follows:

LAN-101Orientation to IT Professions

1

LAN-251WLAN Design - CWNA

3

LAN-269Advanced Routing

3

LAN-271Multi-Layer Switch Network Design

3

LAN-272Advanced Troubleshooting

3

LAN-280High Availability Virtualization

3

Suggested Schedule

Semester 1 (4 credit hours)

LAN-101Orientation to IT Professions

1

LAN-269Advanced Routing

3

Semester 2 (12 credit hours)

LAN-251WLAN Design - CWNA

3

LAN-271Multi-Layer Switch Network Design

3

LAN-272Advanced Troubleshooting

3

LAN-280High Availability Virtualization

3