Cisco Career Certifications

Entry
Both the CCENT and the CCT certifications serve as starting points for individuals interested in starting a career as a networking professional.

Entry Certifications
CCENT
CCT

Associate
The Associate level of Cisco Certifications can begin directly with CCNA for network installation, operations and troubleshooting or CCDA for network design. Think of the Associate Level as the foundation level of networking certification.

Associate Certifications
CCNA Routing and Switching
CCDA
CCNA Data Center
CCNA Security
CCNA Service Provider
CCNA Service Provider Operations
CCNA Video
CCNA Voice
CCNA Wireless

Professional
The Professional level is an advanced level of certification that shows more expertise with networking skills. Each certification covers a different technology to meet the needs of varying job roles.

Professional Certifications
CCDP
CCNP
CCNP Data Center
CCNP Security
CCNP Service Provider
CCNP Service Provider Operations
CCNP Voice
CCNP Wireless

Expert

The Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification is accepted worldwide as the most prestigious networking certification in the industry.

Expert Certifications

CCDE

CCIE Collaboration

CCIE Data Center

CCIE Routing & Switching

CCIE Security

CCIE Service Provider

CCIE Service Provider Operations

CCIE Storage Networking (Retiring July 1, 2013)

CCIE Voice (Retiring February 13, 2014)

CCIE Wireless

Architect

Cisco Certified Architect is the highest level of accreditation achievable and recognizes the architectural expertise of network designers who can support the increasingly complex networks of global organizations and effectively translate business strategies into evolutionary technical strategies.

Architect Certification

CCAr


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