The CCIE has been around since August 1993 and a lot has happened within the last 17 years. One big thing that has changed is that now there is actual curriculum to study and courses that you can take. That just didn’t exist 17 years ago. There was no book to study from, you had to learn everything from experience working for many years in the Networking Field.  Now because Cisco offers courses you can take as part of your high school curriculum  you have 18 year old CCNA’s who get their certification before they even graduate and have a job. Like me! I was fortunate to work for a VOIP company while still in high school which helped me tremendously get my certification. Then college happens, while many universities offer some networking classes they usually are just Associate degrees which in my opinion doesn’t mean much any more.

There have been several questions that I have always had about getting a college degree and balancing that with getting Cisco Certifications. And since I’m not as experienced as many other people out there I decided to ask the experts what they thought. I was really impressed with their replies and I would love to share them with you.

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Originally the first Cisco Certification was the CCNA, and you would have to take one test in order to get it. A few years ago however they decided to break up the CCNA exam in to two different exams so that it would be easier for students just getting into the networking field to obtain [...]

My study guide is based off of the following ICND1 Topics provided by Cisco. I wanted to make sure that my students are fully prepared for their ICND1 Exam, so I figured the best source in this case was Cisco, since it is their exam. I would use this page often to see which topics [...]

The most important reason to get your CCENT Certification is to get your foot in the door. If you have a Cisco Certification you will stand out from the crowd when applying for a job. And in this job market, it is definitely worth having. Maybe you already of a job, but getting certified my [...]

The ICND1 Exam is the first out of two tests that you will need to take in order to get your CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate). The CCNA Certification used to be the first certification that you could get from Cisco, but a few years ago they split it up into two tests. You can [...]

Signing up for the Cisco ICND1 Exam actually isn’t very hard. All you have to do is go to one website and have your credit card ready. I use VUE.com to schedule my test. They will provide you with a list of testing centers in your area. I think the most important thing you can [...]

Everybody is different and their learning styles can vary greatly, but I would say the most important thing to put into practice is consistency. No matter what way you study, if you are consistency and study regularly you can pass your ICND1 Exam in 30 days. When you take several days off from studying you [...]