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Information and Network Technologies: Major in Cisco® Network Systems Degree (B)

Degree level: Bachelor's

cisco_trainingTake advantage of the opportunity to become a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) and ultimately achieve Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) designation. CCNP is a highly sought-after certification that provides value to your professional career. As a CCNP, you'll deploy and maintain large-scale computer networks on which many businesses rely. Together this certification and Cisco training from Westwood College degree will prepare you to start your career in the field of technology.

Program features include:

  • more than half of core contact hours delivered via hands-on lab training
  • Cisco Networking Academy courses to prepare you for the Cisco Certified Network Association (CCNA) and Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) exams*
  • courses that prepare you for additional industry-standard certificates*, such as Microsoft® (workstation, server, active directory and infrastructure), CompTIA A+, CompTIA Security+ and CompTIA Network+

*Westwood prepares graduates for certification. Graduates wishing to attain certification must take and pass any applicable tests/exams. Our online campus is not a Cisco Networking Academy.

 

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Information and Network Technologies: Major in Cisco® Network Systems Course Information

An information and network technologies: major in Cisco network systems degree opens up a world of possibilities. Course topics include:

  • Network Essentials
  • Multilayer Switching
  • Advanced Routing
  • Microsoft®Network Operating Systems
  • Maintaining and Troubleshooting IP Networks
  • IP Telephony  

Course breakdown

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Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

  • Manage end-to-end advanced network infrastructure
  • Implement Quality of Service (QoS)
  • Implement Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
  • Integrate concurrent voice, video, data, and wireless services with optimized security

Locations offering the bachelor's degree in
Information and Network Technologies: Major in Cisco Network Systems

Colorado
Denver North - Denver, CO

Virginia
Annandale - Annandale, VA
Arlington Ballston - Arlington, VA

*Not all programs are offered every term.  Check with the campus of interest for current program offerings.

 

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Did You Know?

Our fast-track approach can help you earn your associate degree in as little as 17 months or a bachelor's degree in as little as three years.

 

Where could your Information and Network Technologies: Major in Cisco Network Systems degree take you?

Our information and network technologies: major in Cisco network systems program provides the educational background and hands-on experience necessary to successfully begin a career in advanced network systems. Our faculty of professionals who work in their fields will provide you with the knowledge, training and insight that you’ll use in your career. Take a look at a few of the career fields that may be available to graduates of this program.*

     Information security

     Network architecture

     Network support 

*Graduates without experience in the field will likely start in entry-level positions.
 

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Our graduates receive hands-on, career-focused training. Don't wait another day; start transforming your life into the one you've always wanted.
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Did You Know?

Our fast-track approach can help you earn your associate degree in as little as 17 months or a bachelor's degree in as little as three years.

 

Westwood has prepared our information and networking technologies: major in cisco systems graduates for careers with employers such as:*

 

        GBprotect, Inc 
        Level 3 Communications
        MicroTech-Tel
 
*Westwood College tracks the initial employers of its graduates for regulatory and accreditation purposes. This information is based upon graduates from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011, as reported to ACICS on the Campus Accountability report, and is not intended to represent an endorsement of Westwood College by the listed employers.
 

Information and Network Technologies: Major in Cisco Network Systems Occupation Disclosures

The Department of Education lists the following occupations as potential careers for graduates of this program:*

15-1071.01 Computer Security Specialists
15-1081 Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
15-1081.01 Telecommunications Specialists
15-1099.03 Network Designers

Additional information is available by visiting www.onetonline.org and entering the six-digit Standard Occupational Code (SOC) in the Occupation Search Area.

*This list is based on Department of Education standards. Actual entry-level jobs for graduates in this program may vary from this list. The job code data was pulled from IPEDS CIP-SOC crosswalk as of 4/22/2011. Although the Department of Education requires all job titles to be listed, Westwood College has not found the program to prepare graduates for all the jobs listed. Program name may vary by location.

 

General Program Disclosures

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