Thursday 18 February 2010 @ 9:34 pm
what is the fastest way to get a ccna certification ? i have a basic networking knowledge from a bachelor degree in computer science but no hands-on experience on cisco at all. is it possible to get a ccna before the end of the year ? what is the passing rate of ccna exam ? is it hard ? will there be more theoretical/practical questions? in average, how many percentage make it. sorry for long questions 
One response to “fastest way to get ccna certification?”
The only way that I can see that happening is for you to go through a cram class. It only focuses on you passing the test, not really learning all that you can if you were to go thru a regular 3 month or quarter of networking with lab class.
We call them paper certs. Basically worthless out in field and necessary to apply for some positions. I would take a high school grad who has 4 years experience in Break fix networking on Windows, Novell and Linux systems before I use an inexperienced paper cert college grad.
I believe in getting your college degree and promote that for anyone, so don’t get me wrong, but some of those certs such as CCNA, MCSE even with the classes don’t give you all the “real world” stuff that you will run into. Props for your degree, but just keep in mind, most employers can sniff out those paper certs.
I hope this helps, good luck