Cisco CCNA Cybersecurity and Cloud Computing CA

The Certificate of Achievement in Cisco CCNA Cybersecurity and Cloud Computing provides essential knowledge and skills for designing, operating, and securing networks in diverse business environments. This program covers IP fundamentals, network security, services, programmability, and automation. It also introduces cloud computing concepts and delves into AWS core services, security, architecture, storage, networking, pricing, and support. Graduates are prepared for globally recognized Cisco CCNA, Cybersecurity Associate, and Cloud Computing Practitioner certifications. Career/Transfer Opportunities: Career opportunities include the following: Network Administrator, Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst, IT Support Specialist:, Cloud Consultant

The current program shows completers of 14 or 2021, 19 for 2022, and 20 for 2023, and we project 25 for the first year.  

The program's goal is to provide students with a comprehensive grasp of cybersecurity and cloud computing, empowering them to adeptly secure digital assets, manage network security, and harness cloud technologies securely. To achieve this, our objectives include equipping students with the skills to identify and mitigate security threats, cultivating expertise in cloud computing concepts and technologies, emphasizing data confidentiality, integrity, and availability, offering practical hands-on experience, preparing for industry-recognized certifications, honing effective communication, promoting risk management and compliance knowledge, nurturing problem-solving abilities, ensuring adaptability to technological advancements, fostering professionalism and ethical practices, and ultimately readying students for diverse career opportunities while instilling a commitment to lifelong learning in this ever-evolving field. 

Career/Transfer Opportunities: 

Career opportunities include the following: 

Network Administrator, Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst, IT Support Specialist:, Cloud Consultant 

The Cisco CCNA Network Technician certificate is a well established program with successful student outcomes over many years.  Most community colleges in the Bay Area and around California offer Networking and Cybersecurity programs in Computer Information Technology. This program is part of the standard CTE curriculum, to our knowledge there has been no issue of overlap with any college within our region. The current program is being revised to include two new courses which comprise the current catalog course, CIT 013, AWS 1 Cloud Practitioner, and CIT 017, Cyber Security Essentials. Developments over the past few years now require that Cisco CCNA Network Technicians understand and are able to manage systems in the Cloud and how to udnerstand and detect security threats. The addition of these two courses expands the applicability of the Cisco CCNA Cerfificate to meet these two  emerging needs.  

This degree will not compete with other degrees or programs at our college. Some of the courses are transferrable to CSU. 

We have discussed with Randy Bryant at DeAnza - J Edward’s is out on medical leave. There are several Cisco Academies in the Bay Atea at almost every college, and all are highly enrolled as the demand is very high. We have coexisted for over 20 years. Similar programs at other colleges is not a reason to consider that there is conflict.