Whether you are new to Cisco, or ready to advance your existing skills, New Horizons provides the necessary training to achieve Cisco certification. Our hands-on lab environments allow students to experience real-life scenarios during their Cisco training that can easily carry over to on-the-job skills. As a Cisco-Authorized training partner, New Horizons is a trusted training provider of Cisco technologies.

Find the solutions and answers to your questions about Cisco training and certifications by jumping to the sections below:

• Best Cisco Certifications for Your Career
• Certification Guide for Organizations
• Certification Pre-requisites and Exams
• Cisco Certification Overview Roadmap
• New Cisco Certification Changes for 2020
• Find Upcoming Cisco Training Near Me

The best reason to get certified in Cisco networking technologies is for career advancement. Here are the best Cisco certification paths to accelerate your career:

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP Enterprise)

Finding the right Cisco certification path for you can be critical to your career in IT. Cisco certification demonstrates your Cisco expertise and certified professionals are highly recognized and sought after.

Is Cisco Certification Worth It?

Networking specialists are the unsung heroes of offices across the country. In many offices, work comes to a screeching halt if the network goes down. That’s why Cisco networking specialists are in such high demand—and that momentum isn’t expected to slow down anytime soon. Network administration roles are an increasingly popular (and important) career choice. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of network and computer systems administrators is projected to grow 5 percent from 2018 to 2028. With Cisco Certification, you can pursue a career as a network engineer, network administrator, systems administrator, and more. Here are 5 tips for landing a career as a Cisco Networking Specialist.

What is the average Cisco certified salary?

With Cisco Certification, you can pursue a career as a network engineer, network administrator, systems administrator, and more. According to Payscale.com, the average salary for a CCNA certification is $76,000.  

• Cisco certification demonstrates your Cisco expertise
• Certified Cisco networking specialists are highly recognized and sought after
• Certified employees are able to command a higher salary
• Certified Cisco networking specialists hold the knowledge to succeed

What jobs can I get with CCNA certification?

 Top 

Individuals who get formal training on Cisco technologies demonstrate higher productivity, make fewer errors and possess more of the skills valued by employers and customers than those who receive only on-the-job training. If you have invested in Cisco technologies, then Cisco training and certification:

• Provides the right skills to ease into deployment
• Helps you use your Cisco products to their highest potential
• Allows you to get the most out of your IT investment
• Lowers downtime as skilled technicians handle issues when they arise
• Increases customer satisfaction as problems are solved quickly

Cisco Learning Credits SAVE BUDGET

Through our partnership with Cisco, New Horizons offers Cisco learning credits to help organizations save on training with pre-paid credit bundles. With the integration of Cisco training into your network solution, your team becomes more efficient, granting your business a competitive advantage. Cisco Learning Credits may be purchased with any Cisco hardware, software, or services order, or they may be purchased on their own. They are sold in packs of 10, 100, 500 and 1500 and each credit is worth $100 towards training at New Horizons.

The benefits of Cisco Learning Credits include

• Secure and establish your Cisco training budget up front
• Increase administration efficiency as fewer purchase orders are generated for training
• Upgrade your team with authorized Cisco training
• Realize a fast return on your Cisco investment
• Increase overall productivity and network uptime
• Easily monitor Cisco training history and progress
• Use credits for Cisco live events

 Top 

You can now earn Cisco Learning Credits with the Cisco Customer Loyalty Program. Reward points are assigned based on purchase of Cisco products and services. 100 loyalty points is equivalent to 1 learning credit. Organizations could be eligible for up to $300,000 in Cisco training dollars if the max tier is hit. You don't these training dollars to go to waste, read the FAQ page for more information. 

The global pandemic has had an impact on every member of the Cisco Certified family. To support your certification goals, we're extending the expiration date for all active certifications by six months (180 days) as of March 16, 2020. This covers all Cisco and DevNet Specialist, Associate, Professional, and Expert certifications as well as CCT and CCAr.

Your expiration date will automatically be extended, and there is no action required on your part. You will be able to check your personal certification manager page to validate your new expiration date within the next two weeks. 

 Top 

Cisco released a significant evolution of their certification tracks on February 24, 2020. These changes address the needs of the modern network, requiring both infrastructure and software expertise. This is Cisco’s biggest change to certifications in 25 years. Here is a quick summary of changes:

• CCENT entry level cert is being retired
• CCNA Changes: CCNA will be consolidated to one certification, requiring one exam
• CCNP Changes: CCNP will have only five concentration areas, requiring TWO exams
• Specialist Level is earned after the first exam in a CCNP track
• CCIE will require 2 exams, the first being a CCNP exam, the other a CCIE lab exam
• New DevNet track of certification across all levels
• Recertification requirement will now be every 3 years

For more on the top benefits of the new certification structure, DevNet certification, and other popular questions about Cisco's new paths read more about the 2020 Updates and Changes here.

If you have already begun your CCNP journey, Cisco offers CCNP migration tools to see how your work prior to the new exams maps to the new program.

Have Questions? Download the Full Cisco Certification FAQ Guide Today!

 Top 

• Anytime, anywhere access on any device
• Professional HD (780p or greater) video lessons
• Searchable, integrated transcripts with on/off
• Progress tracking so you can close the lesson on your desktop and continue on your mobile device
• Printable student materials (labs guides, PowerPoints, exercises)
• Continuously reinforced learning objectives with hands-on, 24-7 access

Explore Cisco On-Demand Courses

Key Features of Cisco On-Demand

• Cloud-based eLearning delivery platform
• Remote hands-on labs
• Free community support

Key Benefits of Cisco On-Demand

• Flexibility of time, place, and pace of learning
• Comprehensive training catalog of product and certification training that support the needs of the individual learner
• Just-in-time training based on learner requirements
• Employee productivity gains
• Operational savings from reduced travel and away time

Purchase a Cisco Learning Library Today

 Top 

Instructor Led Training creates the atmosphere needed to be able to truly focus on and learn the material without distractions that come from self paced eLearning and workplace interruptions. IT teams and department staff typically learn more effectively together when in an instructor-led program. This shared environment fosters mutual support and enhanced collaboration. Instructor Led Training can be experienced the following ways:

• OnLine LIVE® is our most popular learning method as you can participate in live instructor led courses from the comfort of your home or work office. Live training you want, using technology to teach technology.
• Traditional Classroom Instructor Led Training is the foundation of our Integrated Learning Approach and gives beginners the energy and feedback of an in-person classroom setting, with the instructor in the same room as you.
• Hosted Distance Learning is perfect for people who want the schedule of OnlineLIVE® and need the environment of a New Horizons learning center to study with other students.
• Onsite Training allows organizations to bring world class trainers into their facility to train employees with reduced employee travel costs and interruption.
• Dedicated and Custom Training at a New Horizons locations gives your team the focus and customization you need, at a world class training facility.

Taking a team-building approach gives your company added benefits that go beyond the class itself. Contact us today to learn more about instructor led training.

• 79% of IT Professionals improved productivity from their training at New Horizons
• 89% returned to New Horizons to further their skills
• 90% of IT Professionals recommend New Horizons
• 91% felt New Horizons content prepared them for certification
• 92% took additional courses with New Horizons because of Instructor Quality
• 98% would recommend New Horizons to others
• 100% have increased their job security by taking a course

Learn More