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Network Engineer

Build and secure the networks everything runs on. Learn networking from the ground up, earn the CCNA, then add network defense.

3 courses 180 hours total $11,999 total tuition Hands-on learners who like to build and troubleshoot.

Your path, step by step

1

MD Technical School
Intro (Jr.) Network Engineer

$5,500

Start a networking career from zero: build, wire and troubleshoot real networks.

60 hours Certificate of Completion
2

Cisco
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

$3,500

Install, configure and troubleshoot routed and switched networks on real Cisco gear.

80 hours Prepares for the Cisco CCNA exam
3

EC-Council
Certified Network Defender (C|ND)

$2,999

Detect, defend and respond to network attacks — aligned with DoD and NICE Framework standards.

40 hours Prepares for the EC-Council C|ND exam

Other pathways

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