• Remote Operations


    Due to weather conditions, Ocean County College and Ocean County College Manahawkin will operate remotely on December 15, 2025.

    All services will remain accessible by phone and email during business hours to ensure you receive the support you need. Many student service offices will also offer remote appointments via Webex for added convenience. Please contact the student services office that fits your needs to schedule a remote appointment. Should you have any questions or need further assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact the relevant office. Most classes will meet remotely.

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Cisco Certified Network Administrator

Are you interested in becoming an IT Professional?

Network and computer systems administrators are responsible for the day-to-day operation of computer networks. They install and support an organization’s computer systems. 

By the end of the Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) course series, students gain practical, hands-on experience preparing them for the CCNA certification exam and career-ready skills for associate-level roles in the Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) industry. 

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Course/Program Details

These courses are available to take individually at your own pace or can be taken consecutively. 

  • CECI-317: Introduction to Networks (ITN) – introduces the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet and other computer networks. The principles and structure of IP addressing, and the fundamentals of Ethernet concepts, media, and operations are introduced to provide a foundation for the curriculum. By the end of the course, students will be able to build simple local area networks (LAN), perform basic configurations for routers and switches, and implement IP addressing schemes. 
  • CECI-324: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials (SRWE) – focuses on switching technologies and router operations that support small-to-medium business networks and includes wireless local area networks (WLAN) and security concepts. In addition to learning key switching and routing concepts, students will be able to perform basic network configuration and troubleshooting, identify and mitigate LAN security threats, and configure and secure a basic WLAN. 
  • CECI-339: Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation (ENSA) – describes the architectures and considerations related to designing, securing, operating, and troubleshooting enterprise networks. This course covers wide area network (WAN) technologies and quality of service (QoS) mechanisms used for secure remote access along with the introduction of software-defined networking, virtualization, and automation concepts that support the digitalization of networks. Students gain skills to configure and troubleshoot enterprise networks and learn to identify and protect against cybersecurity threats. They are introduced to network management tools and learn key concepts of software-defined networking, including controller-based architectures and how application programming interfaces (APIs) enable network automation. 

Program Highlights

This program is a series of three courses that is fully asynchronous and online.  

Course Code:  

  • CECI-317 Introduction to Networks 
  • CECI-324 Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials 
  • CECI-339 Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation 

CEU: Each course is worth 7 CEUS 

Credentials: Successful completion of this program will prepare students for the CISCO Certified Network Associate Exam (CCNA) 

Cost: Each course is $500 

Length: Each course is approximately 2 months 

Scholarships Available: No 

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