Curriculum CCNA:Cisco Networking Academy Program

CCNA Semester 1
Networking Basics

Topics Include:

Introduction to Networking
Networking Fundamentals
Networking Media
Cable Testing
Cabling LANs and WANs
Ethernet Fundamentals
Ethernet Technologies
Ethernet Switching
TCP/IP Protocol Suite and IP Addressing
Routing Fundamentals and Subnets
TCP/IP Transport and Application Layer

CCNA Semester 2
Routers and Routing Basics

Topics Include:

Introduction to Networking
Networking Fundamentals
Networking Media
Cable Testing
Cabling LANs and WANs
Ethernet Fundamentals
Ethernet Technologies
Ethernet Switching
TCP/IP Protocol Suite and IP Addressing
Routing Fundamentals and Subnets
TCP/IP Transport and Application Layer

lecture

CCNA Semester 3
Switching Basics and Intermediate Routing

Topics Include:

Introduction to Classless Routing
Single Area OSPF
EIGRP
Switching Concepts
Switches
Switch Configuration
Spanning-Tree Protocol
Virtual LANs
VLAN Trunking Protocol

CCNA Semester 4
WAN Technologies

Topics Include:

Scaling IP Addresses
WAN Technologies
PPP
ISDN and DDR
Frame Relay
Introductions to Network Administration

Curriculums:

New River Community College is currently offering the following paths to becoming
CISCO Certified through the Cisco Networking Academy Program.

For beginning students choose:
CCNA (semesters 1-4)

Advanced Students who already posses the CCNA Certification choose:
CCNP (semesters 5 & 6)