Network Infrastructure Specialist (071.10)

The Network Infrastructure Specialist Career Studies Certificate program is designed to provide students with the skills to install and configure a network, optimize Wide Area Networks (WANs) through Internet access solutions that reduce bandwidth and lower costs, configure routers and switches, design and implement wireless solutions, and secure the networks. Graduates may seek employment as network infrastructure administrators, specialists, analysts, or engineers.

TCC is a Cisco Regional Academy that provides training and support for local academies in our service area. The courses in this program prepare students for the examinations leading to industry certifications as a Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) and as a Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP).

SEMESTER 1
Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Prerequisite
ITN 154	Network Fundamentals, Router Basics, and Configuration (ICND1) - Cisco	4
ITN 171	Unix I	4
	SEMESTER TOTAL	8

SEMESTER 2
Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Prerequisite
ITN 155	Switching, Wireless, and WAN Technologies (ICND2) - Cisco¹	4	Prereq or Co-req: ITN 154
	SEMESTER TOTAL	4

SEMESTER 3
Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Prerequisite
ITN 295	IP Routing (ROUTE) - Cisco²	4	ITN 155
ITN 295	IP Switched Networks (SWITCH) - Cisco²	4	ITN 155
	SEMESTER TOTAL	8

SEMESTER 4
Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Prerequisite
ITN 295	IP Network Troubleshooting and Maintenance - Cisco²	4	ITN 295 (ROUTE) and ITN 295 (SWITCH)
	SEMESTER TOTAL	4
	TOTAL MINIMUM CREDITS	24

1        These courses prepare students to sit for the Cisco Certified Networking

          Associate (CCNA) certification exam.

2        These courses prepare students to sit for the Cisco Certified Networking

          Professional (CCNP) certification exam.