Computer Certification Classes
More Information
Join Email List
Enter your email below to receive updates from the College.
Delaware County Community College offers a wide variety of programs and courses to help you earn IT certifications that will distinguish you professionally and make you more marketable.
Networking Engineering
This hands-on training will provide you with the core technical ability required to build a sustainable career in IT. These credentials demonstrate that you have a primary set of skills relevant across multiple solution areas to reduce IT cost and deliver more business value.
Certifications:
- Comp TIA Network +
- Comp TIA Security +
- Azure Fundamentals AZ900
ITAC 3910/ Length: 160 hours
Cost: $3,793 (Books and Testing Vouchers Included)
| CRN 1517 | Mon & Wed Feb. 22-July 26 |
6-10 p.m. | Marple |
Microsoft Azure Networking
Click start your cloud journey with Azure courses. This
course will train you in the expanding cloud platform,
with the potential to open the door to a new technology
career or enhance your current technology career.
Azure is an ideal way to jump into cloud training at the
ground level.
Azure Fundamentals AZ900
This course is intended for those without a technical background and serves as an ideal launch pad for furthering your understanding of cloud computing. This course prepares you for AZ 900 certification.
ITAC 3911 / Length: 16 hours
Cost: $395 (test vouchers included)
| CRN 375 | Mon & Wed July 17-26 |
6-10 p.m. | Hybrid |
Azure Fundamentals AZ900, Online Course
In this comprehensive course, you will gain foundational knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure. The exam is intended for candidates who are just beginning to work with cloud-based solutions and services and are new to Azure. Industry professionals have designed this course bringing together multiple learn-at-your-own-pace resources into one campus portal. You can access the resources, whenever it fits your schedule, for up to 120 days. This is a mentored leading approach to learning. In addition to the asynchronous resources, you will be personally guided by on-staff course mentors who are successful I.T. professionals.
ITAC 3911
Cost: $595 (test vouchers included)
| CRN 635 |
Starts May 22, 2023 |
Asynchronous | Online |
Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)
This course demonstrates knowledge of common machine
learning (ML) and artificial intelligence IAI) workloads
and their implementation on Microsoft Azure services.
Course is intended for candidates with both technical and
non-technical backgrounds. This course prepares you for
AI900 fundamentals certification.
ITAC 3913 / Length: 21 hours
Cost: $595 (test vouchers included)
| CRN | Dates TBD | 6:30-10 pm. | Hybrid |
Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900)
Learn to manage, optimize, and deploy machine learning models into production. Course work covers planning and creating a suitable working environment for data science workloads, running data experiments and training predictive models using Azure platform. A candidate for this certification should have knowledge and experience in data science and using Azure Machine Learning and Databricks. This course prepares you for the Azure DP900
certification.
ITAC 3914 / Length 21 hours
Cost: $595 (test vouchers included)
| CRN | Dates TBD | 6:30-10 p.m. | Hybrid |
Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity
Fundamentals (SC-900)
Are you a business stakeholder, new or existing IT professional, or student who has an interest in Microsoft security, compliance, and identity solutions? This course will focus on the fundamentals of security, compliance, and identity (SCI) across cloud-based and related MS services. Familiarity with MS Azure, MS 365 and understanding of how Microsoft (SCI) can span across these solution areas to provide a holistic and end-to-end solution. This course prepares you for the Azure SC900 certification.
ITAC 3915 / Length 21 hours
Cost: $595 (test vouchers included)
| CRN 579 | Tues & Thurs Aug. 9-25 |
6:30-10 p.m. | Hybrid |
Azure Administrator Associate
Provides an understanding of entire administrative
lifecycle in Azure environments. Learn how to maintain
services related to computing, storage, network and
security. This course prepares you for AZ104 certification.
ITAC 3912 / Length: 16 hours
Cost: $595 (test vouchers included)
| CRN 588 | Tues & Thurs Aug. 30-Sept.15 |
6:30-10 p.m. | Marple |
CompTIA Network + Certification
This 72-hour vendor-neutral certification program explores the features and functions of networking components, and the knowledge and skills needed to install, configure and troubleshoot basic networking hardware protocols and services. You will gain technical ability in the areas of media and topologies, protocols and standards, network implementation, and network support. New technologies such as wireless networking and gigabit ethernet will also be covered. Earn up to 3 credits. Your access code for the certification prep software will be given out the first night of class. Certification Exam: CompTIA Network + N10-008
ITAC 1003 / Length: 72 hours
Cost: $1,699 (books & test vouchers included).
| CRN 1518 | Mon & Wed Feb. 22-April 24 |
6-10 p.m. | Hybrid |
| CRN 141 | Mon & Wed July 31-Sept. 27 |
6-10 p.m. | Hybrid |
CompTIA Security + Certification
The CompTIA Security+ certification designates knowledgeable professionals in the field of security, one of the fastest-growing fields in IT. Security threats are increasing in number and severity; even in a troubled economy, most businesses plan to maintain or
increase their investment in security. CompTIA Security+ is an international, vendor-neutral certification that proves competency in system security, network infrastructure, access control and organizational security. Many major organizations employ CompTIA Security+ certified staff.
Certification Exam: CompTIA Security + SYO-601
Prerequisite: CompTIA Network+ certification or equivalent skills.
ITAC 1906 / Length: 72 hours
Cost: $1,699 (books & test vouchers included)
| CRN 1317 | Mon & Wed May 1-July 12 |
6-10 p.m. | Hybrid |
CompTIA A+ Certification - Computer Network Technician
This program prepares students for a career as a computer technician repairing personal computers and also serves as a strong foundation course. This 160-hour, hands-on course covers installation and upgrades, diagnosis and repair, system configuration, as well as safety and customer interaction. Students will assemble and disassemble different types of personal computers. Coursework provides covers a wide range of vendor and product neutral networking technologies. This course will help the student successfully complete the A+ Certification exams, 220-1101 and 220-1102. A+ toolkit included.
Cost: $4,775 ( books & test vouchers included).
| CRN 1394 | Tues, Wed & Thurs March 20 - May 15 |
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. | Hybrid |
| CRN 637 | Tues, Wed & Thurs May 30 - Aug. 1 |
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. | Hybrid |
Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
This course is for those who want to learn how to configure and manage Window Server workloads using on-premise, hybrid and cloud technologies. This course prepares you for both certifications: AZ-800 exam (Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure ) and AZ-801 exam (Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services). Topics include Deploy and Manage Active Directory Domain Services (ADAS), On-premises and Hybrid Networking Infrastructure, as a service (IaaS), Manage Storage and File Services, Implement Disaster Recovery. You will also learn to migrate servers and workloads, and to monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments.
ITAC 2943 / Length: 56 hours
Cost: $1,399 (test vouchers included)
| CRN 2136 | Friday March 3-June 23 |
6-10 p.m. | Synchronous Online |
Cisco Certified Network & Security Associate (CCNA)
The Cisco CCNA network associate certification validates the ability to install, configure, operate and troubleshoot medium-size routed and switched networks, including implementation and verification of connections to remote sites in a WAN. CCNA Security training teaches the skills to develop a security infrastructure, recognize threats and vulnerabilities to networks, and mitigate security threats. This curriculum includes introduction to wireless networking concepts and terminology and performance-based skills plus (but is not limited to) the use of these protocols: IP, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Serial Line Interface Protocol Frame Relay, Routing Information Protocol Version 2 (RIPv2), VLANs, Ethernet and access control lists (ACLs). Security topics includes core security technologies and the installation, troubleshooting and monitoring of network devices to maintain integrity, confidentiality and availability of data and devices. Earn up to 6 credits. Your access code for the certification prep software will be given out the first night of class. Call
CCNA Certification Exam: • 200-301
This Cisco Certified Network & Security Associate Course will prepare students for CCNA Exam v1.0 (CCNA 200-301) is a 120-minute exam associated with the CCNA certification. This exam tests a candidate's knowledge and skills related to network fundamentals, network access, IP connectivity, IP services, security fundamentals, and automation and programmability.
ITAC 6009 / Length: 140 hours
Cost: $4,918 (test vouchers and IT-TV Pro access included)
| CRN 1442 | Tues & Thurs Jan. 24-May 18 |
6-10 p.m. | Hybrid/Marple |
| CRN 204 | Tues & Thurs July 11-Nov. 2 |
6-10 p.m. | Hybrid/Marple |
NEW! Certified Ethical Hacker
"To beat a hacker- you must think like a hacker." Hacking
involves trying to gain unauthorized access to computer
systems for illicit reasons. Ethical Hacking refers to
engaging Ethical Hackers who are authorized to make
every possible attempt to breach security and gain access
to the computer systems, applications, or data of the
company. Ethical Hacking aims to identify weaknesses
and vulnerabilities which can be exploited by malicious
attackers and plug the loopholes in security to avoid any
possible cyber-attacks.
ITAC 2601 / Length: 45 hours
Cost: $3,490 (book & test vouchers included)
| CRN 1551 | Mon & Wed Feb. 22-April 3 |
6-8:30 pm. | Hybrid |
| CRN 435 | Asynchronous Online June 17-22 |
Continuous Enrollment |