Cisco Networking Academy

Cisco Academy

• About the Academy
• CCENT
• CCNA
• CCNP
• Re-certification
• Noncredit Application
• Class Schedule
• Book List

General Networking

• Security Cisco
• Home & Small Office Networking

CCNA

• About CCNA
• Schedule
• CCNA Courses
• Registration
• Online
• Books
• Important Links
• Prerequisites and Equivalents

About CCNA

Welcome to the MiraCosta College CISCO Networking Academy Program.  The CCNA program is designed for students pursuing or interested in advancing their careers in networking. “OE” classes are designed to teach students the same material as an ‘on ground’ class, but are different in that they provide students more schedule flexibility.

Courses offer in-depth theory, challenging labs, and detailed lessons in protocol operations and are more technical.  These courses offer hands-on lab exercises using routers and switches.  Students with less computer/Windows experience may want to consider the Practical Networking for Small Office/Home Office course as a first step (NCVOC 66).

Courses prepare students for careers in small-to-medium businesses, as well as enterprise and service-provider environments and for the Cisco CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) exam. Certifications also enhance career opportunities for those already holding IT positions.

Advantages of CISCO Blended Learning Open Entry are:

• Students may register later than a typical class – usually during the first 8 weeks of a semester.
• Students can work more quickly (or slowly) through the program, as their own schedules permit.

• Students may take a class for college credit or on a noncredit basis.
  

Blended Learning Open Entry classes are not online courses, they are self-paced. Students must attend 48 hours to pass the course.

Classes will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6-9pm and Saturday mornings from 9-12pm.  For summer, lectures will be held on Tuesdays and Saturdays with testing on Thursdays.  Generally 2 chapters are covered each week.

Open Entry classes are not meant to be a ‘quickie’ exam prep or review course. Our courses are designed to teach the material and provide a solid foundation for computer networking. You will acquire solid job skills and hands-on experience. If you are seeking a 2 or 5-day quickie exam prep course, please look elsewhere.

The CISCO curriculum is available online for registered students. Additionally you will have online quizzes, study guides to assist your learning and review, and various lab exercises.

Instructors will provide mini-lectures, as well as one-on-one tutoring. Tests must be taken in class. Chapters are broken down into smaller modules to facilitate scheduling. Modules will have online quizzes to test your understanding.

You will also spend quite a bit of time online and will need computer access, and an email account that you check regularly. Additionally you will use Blackboard course management system at MiraCosta.  You will also need the ability to print lab exercises.

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Fall 2010
   June 8, 2010 - July 29, 2010 (8 weeks)

Registration begins August 2.  To start the registration process - http://www.xap.com/applications/miracosta_college_noncredit/apply.html

The online application takes a few days to process.  After the application is processed, you can register for the class.

CCNA CourseDesignators

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Online/Hybird Class

No online/hybrid classes are offered during the summer.  The next online/hybrid will be offered in Fall semester beginning August 23rd (registration would begin approximately August 2nd.)

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Registration

All Cisco courses are now noncredit and FREE!  The first course NCVOC 11 does have a $3 materials fee which must be paid to register.

Noncredit

• Complete the online application form.
• You must pay the $3 materials fee before your registration will be completed.
• You may print the application and mail it with the $3 materials fee. The $3 materials fee for the first course must be paid with the application to complete the registration.
• You can also complete a registration form at any campus.

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CISCO Lab Schedule

Books

NCVOC 11 – CCNA 1 – Discovery 1 – Networking for Home and Small Businesses

NCVOC 12 – CCNA 2 – Discovery 2 – Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP

NCVOC 13 – CCNA 3 – Discovery 3 – Introducing Routing + Switching in the Enterprise

• Course Booklet

ISBN-13 / 978-1-58713-256-8

(reading – no visuals)

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Important Links

• For curriculum and Cisco Academy exams:
  http://cisco.netacad.net - referred to as netacad™
• To read and study curriculum:
  http://scotty.miracosta.edu - referred to as scotty™
• Blackboard
• Flash Software Download

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Prerequisites and Equivalents

We receive many questions because people feel they have industry experience or equivalent courses and they want to bypass the first CCNA course. There are 2 ways to bypass the first course.

• equivalent course (Cisco Academy) at another educational institution, or
• equivalent experience. To test out of the first course, you need to make an appointment prior to registering. You will have to take a 3 part exam consisting of:
• equivalent final exam for CCNA1 course and score 75% or better,
• IP subnetting problems – without the use of calculators, and
• skills test – making straight and crossover cables, and connect 2 PCs and establish communication.

You have only one opportunity to pass the 3 part test. If you fail any part of the test, you will be required to take the first Cisco Academy course.

Challenges need to be scheduled prior to enrolling in class. Appointments are required. Call Kathie Laughlin to make an appointment 760-795-8737.

If you have completed a Cisco Academy course at another institution, please provide your Academy username, educational institution, dates of enrollment, and instructor name.

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