Network Engineer Certificate: CCNP
The Network Engineer Certificate: CCNP is offered at LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-North Harris and LSC-Tomball. For more information, please contact the Computer Information Technology Department.
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Program Description
Students seeking degrees in computer information technology may follow a plan that adds academic courses to the two levels of certificates. Students who have degrees or who have articulated courses from high school may receive additional training in areas such as Visual Basic.NET, C, RPG programming, and Network Security.
Students will find coursework, taught by certified instructors, in our certificate and degree programs that lead to professional certification from vendors such as Microsoft, Cisco and Oracle.
The general education core courses, COSC classes, and some technical courses transfer to a variety of universities. Technical AAS degrees transfer in total to some universities. Contact a counselor or advisor at any college for specific information and to obtain the recommended sequencing of courses.
Students interested in transferring to a bachelor's program in computer science should consider completing the A.A. degree with a field of study in computer science. See the academic transfer section of this catalog for details.
Program Plan
Prerequisite Credits
| Course | Number | Title | Credits |
| ITSC | 1401 | Introduction to Computers OR | 4 |
| COSC | 1401 | Introduction to Computers | |
|
TOTAL Prerequisite Credits: |
4 | ||
First Year Credits
| Course | Number | Title | Credits |
| ITCC | 1401 | Cisco Exploration1-Network Fundamentals (1st 8 weeks) | 4 |
| ITCC | 1404 | Cisco Exploration 2 - Routing Protocols & Concepts (2nd 8 weeks) |
4 |
| ITCC | 2408 | Cisco Exploration 3 - LAN Switching & Wireless (1st 8 weeks) |
4 |
| ITCC | 2410 | Cisco Exploration 4 - Accessing the WAN (2nd 8 weeks) | 4 |
|
TOTAL Credits for First Year: |
16 | ||
Second Year Credits
| Course | Number | Title | Credits |
| ITCC 2454 | CNPP Routing - Implementing IP Routing (1st 8 weeks) | 4 | |
| ITCC 2455 | CCNP Switch - Implementing IP Switching (2nd 8 weeks) | 4 | |
| ITCC 2456 | CCNP Troubleshooting - Maintaining & Troubleshooting IP Networks |
4 | |
| Elective1 | Technical Networking Elective | 4 | |
|
TOTAL Credits for Second Year: |
16 | ||
Total Credits
|
TOTAL Credits for Network Engineer Certificate (CCNP): |
36 |
- Select Technical Networking Elective from ITNW, ITMT, ITSC, ITCC
