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ATC/ACC Cisco Program proves that Classrooms aren't the only Educational Centers
The Cisco Networking Academy Program is providing hands on practical training to students in Kentucky. Chris Boggs, program coordinator at Ashland Technical College agreed that the Cisco training literally puts students in touch with work opportunities.
"The ATC/ACC students get hands-on experience in the classroom with, for example, practice wiring, but there are things you can't simulate," he said. "By doing something for real, in other words, networking computers that other people are going to use on a daily basis, students are forced to think about how their work will be scrutinized one day outside class." The Academy program reached Kentucky about three years ago and has since witnessed a significant increase in enrollment. >>
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An Academy Program Instructor and His Students Bring Holiday Joy to a Family in Their Community
John Rullan, a Networking Academy program instructor at the Thomas Edison High School in Jamaica, New York and his class of sixteen seniors decided to play Santa. They turned to the Postal Service, which receives letters for Santa expressing wishes that individuals and corporations seek to fulfill. Rullan's class got Elba Noboa's letter, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, who was on public assistance. She was unemployed before the holidays, but got part-time sales work for Christmas in a store in Manhattan. The students raised $513 among themselves, other schoolmates, teachers and relatives and helped 22 year old Elba and her 2 children have a joyous Holiday.
The Academy Program Helps to Bridge Digital Divide Through ITU Internet Training Centers
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and Cisco Systems Inc have collaborated to provide Internet training to students in developing nations. This will be done through a network of special centers called the ITU Internet Training Centres for Developing Countries where the curriculum will be provided by the Cisco Networking Academy Program. >>
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The Academy Program: An Ingredient for Cisco's Success Strategy
The Cisco Networking Academy Program is a key contributor in Cisco's success strategy as a leader in the networking industry and has demonstrated unprecedented growth since its inception in 1997. "This program is our way of increasing the pool of qualified IT professionals...," mentioned John Chambers, CEO, Cisco Systems, in one of his letters to the shareholders. >> More
Certification Programs: the Wave of the Future?
Certification programs, such as the Cisco Networking Academy Program, help students to find alternative routes for a successful career in IT. >> More
Philadelphia Students Gain Real-World Experience From Web and Graphics Design Curriculum
The success of the Cisco Networking Academy Program's Fundamental of Web Design course is becoming apparent in the Philadelphia School District. As Naja Wigglesworth, a junior at Roxborough High School says, "I am learning things that I never imaged having the opportunity to learn in high school." >> More
CNN Business
Unusual Featured the Cisco Networking Academy Program
CNN Business Unusual featured the Cisco Networking Academy Program
in a three part series on the digital divide. The program specifically
highlighted how the Networking Academy program is transforming
the lives of those in the least developed countries.
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A Case Study of the Cisco Networking Academy Program
The paper looks at a number of significant challenges of American Education and whether technology can contribute to helping solve them. It is in this context that the paper reflects on the Cisco Networking Academy's experience. >> More
Academy Program Part of USDOE Town Meeting
The Cisco Networking Academy Program was featured in the U.S. Department of Education's Satellite Town Meeting, "Enhancing Education Through Technology: New Tools to Close the Achievement Gap." It focused on how technologies such as the Internet, email, and distance learning, can be especially powerful tools for helping disadvantaged and under-served students to connect with new learning resources. >> More
Boston College's Center for Corporate Citizenship and the Ford Foundation Conduct a Case Study
Boston College's Center for Corporate Citizenship and the Ford Foundation conducted a case study on the Cisco Networking Academy Program for their report Business and Community Development. >> More
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Cisco Networking Academy Program Welcomes HP in Efforts to Prepare Students for IT Careers
Cisco Systems and Hewlett Packard will be teaming up to design and offer two new courses: IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software and IT Essentials II: Network Operating Systems. >> More
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Cerebral Palsy Doesn't Keep Student From Completing CCNA Curriculum
Shelly Grothen has cerebral palsy, which gives her problems with manual dexterity. But that didn't stop this ambitious student from completing the entire Network Academy curriculum, in parallel with finishing up her degree in social work at the University of Minnesota. >> More
Colorado's Oldest Academy is Making a Difference
Otero Junior College is a Minority Serving Institution that provides students of all levels, ages and backgrounds in the rural communities of Southeastern Colorado with easy access to IT training and career opportunities. Upon completion of the Cisco program, Academy students can expect to earn twice the average annual income of a resident in this region. . >> More
Carmen Nainer Forges a Path for Romanian Women in IT
Carmen Nainer, a pioneer and role model for women, passed the Cisco Certified Networking Associate CCNA exam and launched her career in Romania as an IT professional. Just two years before, Carmen's mother worried that she would leave Romania like her brother to find work in Canada or the United States. >> More
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