This course includes
- 5 days of live, project-based training from experts
- Retake for free within 1 year
- Verified digital certificate of completion
- Learn at an accredited institution
- Credits: 3.5 CEUs
- Small class sizes
This is a five-day class that teaches learners how to install, operate, configure, and verify a basic IPv4 and IPv6 network, including configuring network components (such as switches, routers, and Wireless LAN Controller), managing network devices, and identifying basic security threats. Today’s job roles are ever-changing. The new CCNA will now cover wireless, an overview of SD-WAN, DNA Center, and Security threats. The goal of the course is to provide learners with the knowledge and skills that are necessary to install, configure, and operate a small to medium-sized network.
This course has a prerequisite
Students should know how to use Microsoft Excel, and have a basic understanding of data types such as text, numbers, and dates.
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Schedule & Enrollment: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certification
- 5 Days
- Full tuition: $4,295
- Washington, DC or Live Online
- Free retake
- Expert instructors
- Small classes
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Tuition
Full Tuition
Full tuition: $4,295Due before the class starts
This course includes
- 5 days of live, project-based training from experts
- Retake for free within 1 year
- Verified digital certificate of completion
- Learn at an accredited institution
- Credits: 3.5 CEUs
- Small class sizes
Learning Experience Highlights
Training from government‑experienced instructors
Receive instruction from subject‑matter experts who bring proven government experience.
Specialized for government & DoD
Courses that are regularly updated based on feedback and industry developments, ensuring versions are mapped to federal competencies.
The instructor was wonderful and so knowledgeable. The course materials were extremely relevant to what my job is. I feel like I can be better because of this class.
— 2025 student
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Interactive Training
Attend this course in-person in Washington, DC or live online. Engage with expert instructors, ask questions, and get feedback on your exercises and projects.
On Campus in Washington, DC DC
Get face-to-face interaction with an instructor and other students when you learn at our DC campus. Courses are hands-on with a computer and software provided.
- Live, interactive class
- Experienced instructor in the room with you
- Computer and software provided
Live Online Remote, from anywhere
Get the same interactivity and access to the instructor as in-person students. There are no extra fees and we’ll work with you to ensure your remote setup is perfect.
- Live, interactive class
- Experienced instructor teaching live online
- Remote setup assistance provided
Expert Instructors
Our instructors are industry experts and experienced educators, driven to help you succeed.
Bruce Gay
Instructor
Brian Simms
Instructor
Earn a Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of this course, you’ll receive an official certificate testifying to your mastery of the curriculum. We’ll send you a link where you can download your certificate, share it online with your friends, post it to your professional network on LinkedIn, and view all your earned certificates. Congratulations on your achievement!
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Free Retake
We offer a single free retake of the class within a year.
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certification Curriculum
What You'll Learn at a Glance
- Understand computer network fundamentals, including routing, switching, LANs, Ethernet, TCP/IP layers, and IPv4 addressing with subnetting.
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot Cisco switches and routers, including VLANs, trunks, inter-VLAN routing, and static/dynamic routing protocols such as OSPF.
- Configure network services, including DHCP, NAT, Access Control Lists (ACLs), and link aggregation using EtherChannel.
- Describe and implement wireless networking concepts, architectures, Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs), and related configurations.
- Explore network programmability, virtualization, and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) solutions, including Cisco DNA Center™, SD-Access, and SD-WAN.
- Apply network security best practices, manage Cisco devices, and implement basic device hardening against current security threats.
Course Syllabus
- Module 1: Exploring the Functions of Networking
- Module 2: Introducing the Host-To-Host Communications Model
- Module 3: Operating Cisco IOS Software
- Module 4: Introducing LANs
- Module 5: Exploring the TCP/IP Link Layer
- Module 6: Starting a Switch
- Module 7: Introducing the TCP/IP Internet Layer, IPv4 Addressing, and Subnets
- Module 8: Explaining the TCP/IP Transport Layer and Application Layer
- Module 9: Exploring the Functions of Routing
- Module 10: Configuring a Cisco Router
- Module 11: Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
- Module 12: Troubleshooting a Simple Network
- Module 13: Introducing Basic IPv6
- Module 14: Configuring Static Routing
- Module 15: Implementing VLANs and Trunks
- Module 16: Routing Between VLANs
- Module 17: Introducing OSPF
- Module 18: Building Redundant Switched Topologies
- Module 19: Improving Redundant Switched Topologies with EtherChannel
- Module 20: Exploring Layer 3 Redundancy
- Module 21: Introducing WAN Technologies
- Module 22: Explaining Basics of ACL
- Module 23: Enabling Internet Connectivity
- Module 24: Introducing QoS
- Module 25: Explaining Wireless Fundamentals
- Module 26: Introducing Architectures and Virtualization
- Module 27: Explaining the Evolution of Intelligent Networks
- Module 28: Introducing System Monitoring
- Module 29: Managing Cisco Devices
- Module 30: Examining the Security Threat Landscape
- Module 31: Implementing Threat Defense Technologies
- Module 32: Securing Administrative Access
- Module 33: Implementing Device Hardening
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