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Fact Sheet:
CiscoNetworkingAcademy Program and Cisco Sponsored Curriculum from Cisco Systems / Preparation can be obtained in course sequences in Trade and Industrial Education and/or Business and Information Technology
Credentialing Program / Cisco Information Technology Certifications:
(CiscoNetworkingAcademy and/or Cisco Sponsored Curriculum courses)
CCNA Industry Certification, CCNA Certification Exams, or Cisco Sponsored Curriculum End-of-Course Examinations / CiscoNetworkingAcademy (end-of-course examinations):
  • Cisco CCNA 1 Academy Certificate*
  • Cisco CCNA 2 Academy Certificate*
  • Cisco CCNA 3 Academy Certificate*
  • Cisco CCNA 4 Academy Certificate*
(*Students must pass two end-of-course examinations for student-selected verified credit eligibility.)
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA **
  • CCNA Exam: Introduction to Cisco Networking Technologies Examination (640-821)**
  • CCNA Exam: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Examination (640-811)**
(**CCNA certification, or one CCNA certification exam, is eligible for student-selected verified credit.)
***Cisco Sponsored Curriculum Courses (end-of-course examinations):
  • Voice and Data Cabling Certificate
  • IT Essentials Certificate Level I
  • IT Essentials Certificate Level II
  • Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Certificate
Courses being discontinued in July 2006:
  • Java Programming Certificate
  • Unix Certificate
  • Web Design Certificate
(***Any one end-of-course exam is eligible for student-selected verified credit.)
Cost / There is no charge for end-of-course examinations and certificates relating to CiscoNetworkingAcademy courses or Cisco Sponsored Curriculum courses. Teacher training is required before Cisco courses can be offered by secondary schools. (See: “Instructional Materials”)
  • Certified Network Associate (CCNA): $125.00
  • Introduction to Cisco Networking Technologies Examination (640-821): $100.00
  • Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Examination (640-811): $100.00

Testing Procedure / CiscoNetworkingAcademy and Cisco Sponsored Curriculum end-of-course exams are administered online by Cisco as a part of the specific Cisco curriculum and instructional package (either CiscoNetworkingAcademy or Cisco Sponsored Curriculum).
See narrative from VADOE Career and Technical Educational Services, “Use of End-of-Course Certificates in Virginia,” for guidelines on how to use for Virginia student-selected verified credit.
The Cisco Certified Network Associate assessment is a standard industry certification in the information technology area. CCNA related examinations are available at Pearson VUE ( or Prometric ( testing entities.
Ordering Information / Contact Cisco Systems for information on how to become a CiscoNetworkingAcademy program. ContactCiscoAreaTrainingCenter (see “Instructional Materials”) for information on how to qualify (receive training) regarding the offering of Cisco Sponsored Curriculum courses.

Cisco Press works in conjunction with Worldwide Education Group at Cisco Systems to develop the only official books and classroom resources for the Cisco Networking Academy Program and Cisco Sponsored Curriculum courses. See
Issuing Entity Web Site for Additional Information / CiscoNetworkingAcademy:

Course Catalog (including Sponsored Curriculum courses):

Instructional Materials / The instructional package for each course in the Cisco Sponsored Curriculum is provided free to all schools that have an instructor trained for a particular class. Instructors that have never taught a Cisco class must also complete the orientation class, which is offered by distance education. Required training for teachers relating to the Cisco Sponsored Curriculum is provided by Cisco’s “AreaTrainingCenter” in Virginia, SouthwestVirginiaCommunity College. Most training is offered in a summer schedule format. Regional training options are considered depending on demand.
Contact:
Dan C. Bowling II, Director
CiscoAreaTrainingCenter for Sponsored Curriculum
SouthwestVirginiaCommunity College
PO Box SVCC
Richlands, VA 24641

Certification Board of Education Approved / Student-selected Verified Credit, CTE Diploma Seal, Mathematics and Technology Diploma Seal
CTE Course Correlation / See Section 7, Trade and Industrial Education, and/or Section 2, Business and Information Technology of “CTE Administrative Planning Guide 2005-2006.”

Issuing Entity Contact

/ Susan Weatherly
SoutheastAreaAcademy Manager
CiscoNetworkingAcademy Program
Worldwide Education
Voicemail: 678-352-2990

DOE Contact for CTE Curriculum Area / Jason Clark, Specialist for Trade and Industrial Education (804-225-2828),
Judith Sams, Specialist for Business and Information Technology, (804-371-0196),
DOE Contact for Credentialing: / Gordon Creasy, Specialist for Industry Certification and Licensure, 804-225-2057,