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Career Programs at New Horizons

Career-Focused Training Programs
Building Valuable Professional Skills

The Right Program for You

Whether you are new to Information Technology or experienced and looking to advance your career, we have the program to fit your needs. Our programs are designed to prepare you for real-world skills that employers are looking for today.

Mission: We empower our students and enable their professional career success in our community and in our workforce by providing a high quality career training and educational experience.
WE SUPPORT OUR MISSION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING:
  • Providing a high quality career training and educational experience to our students
  • Continuous evaluation of the educational experience and our programs in order to be responsive to changes in our workforce, economy, and communities
  • Integrating leading-edge information technology into teaching, learning, and school management
  • Providing high quality professional career opportunities for our students, faculty and staff
  • Supporting networking opportunities for faculty, staff, and students in order to promote high job placements into the community and workforce.
The Right Program for You

Available Career Programs

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Getting Started with IT

Program hours: 120 hours
Program cost: $7,425

In this program students will learn the basic principles and techniques of providing PC, mobile, applications, and network support. Learn how to identify computer hardware and software, setting up a workstation, supporting users, configuring wireless devices, installing and configuring operating systems, configuring and troubleshooting networks, working with printers, troubleshooting laptops, supporting mobile devices, virtualization and security.

Included Courses:
Prerequisites

None

Career Focus
  • Help Desk
  • Service Desk
  • Computer Technician
  • Computer User Specialist

IT Fundamentals Core

Program hours: 64 hours
Program cost: $3,834

In this program students will learn the basic principles and techniques of providing PC, mobile, applications, and network support. Learn how to identify computer hardware and software, setting up a workstation, supporting users, configuring wireless devices, cloud concepts, security, privacy, Azure and Microsoft 365 cloud service offerings.

Included Courses:
Prerequisites

None

Career Focus
  • Help Desk
  • Service Desk
  • Computer Technician
  • Computer User Specialist

Advanced Security Professional

Program hours: 80 hours
Program cost: $7,290

The Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential is the most trusted ethical hacking certification and accomplishment rec-ommended by employers globally. It is the most desired information security certification and represents one of the fastest-growing cyber credentials required by critical infrastructure and essential service providers. Since the introduc-tion of CEH in 2003, it is recognized as a standard within the information security community. CEH v11 continues to in-troduce the latest hacking techniques and the most advanced hacking tools and exploits used by hackers and infor-mation security professionals today. The Five Phases of Ethical Hacking and the original core mission of CEH remain val-id and relevant today: “To beat a hacker, you need to think like a hacker. CISSP is the premier certification for today’s information systems security professional. It remains the premier certification because the sponsoring organization, the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. (ISC)2 ®, regularly updates the test by using subject matter experts (SMEs) to make sure the material and the questions are relevant in today’s security envi-ronment. By defining eight security domains that comprise a CBK, industry standards for the information systems se-curity professional have been established. The skills and knowledge you gain in this course will help you master the eight CISSP domains and ensure your credibility and success within the information systems security field.

Included Courses:
Prerequisites

None

Career Focus
  • Security Engineer
  • Security Analyst
  • Security Architect

AWS Associate

Program hours: 36 hours
Program cost: $2,786

This program is intended for individuals who seek an overall understanding of the AWS Cloud. It provides a detailed overview of cloud concepts, AWS services, security, architecture, pricing. This program shows you the fundamentals of building IT infrastructure on the AWS platform. You learn how to optimize the AWS Cloud by understanding AWS ser-vices and how they fit into cloud-based solutions.

Included Courses:
Prerequisites

None

Career Focus
  • Cloud Architect
  • Solutions Architect
  • Technical Architect

Azure Core Program

Program hours: 328 hours
Program cost: $22,395

This program builds a foundation with core skills of hardware, networking and security. Next you build knowledge of oper-ating systems using Windows 10. Finally you will learn how to administer Microsoft Azure

Included Courses:
Prerequisites

None

Career Focus
  • Azure Administrator
  • Systems Administrator
  • Cloud Administrator

Azure Administrator

Program hours: 88 hours
Program cost: $6,545

This program provides foundational level knowledge on cloud concepts; core Azure services; security, privacy, compliance, and trust; and Azure pricing and support. Then you will learn fundamental knowledge and skills to use Windows PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows based servers. Finally you will learn how to manage Azure subscriptions, create and scale virtual machines, implement storage solutions, configure virtual networking, back up and share data, connect Azure and on-premises sites, manage network traffic, implement Azure Active Directory, secure identi-ties, and monitor your solution.

Included Courses:
Prerequisites

CompTIA Network+ or equivalent knowledge. Active Directory

Career Focus
  • Azure Administrator
  • Systems Administrator
  • Cloud Administrator

Azure Architect

Program hours: 72 hours
Program cost: $4,820

Students will learn the different technologies used in the Azure Architect job role.

Included Courses:
Prerequisites

Azure Administrator

Career Focus
  • Azure Architect
  • Azure Administrator
  • Systems Administrator
  • Cloud Administrator

Cisco Networking Associate

Program hours: 40 hours
Program cost: $3,416

You will learn how to install, operate, configure, and verify a basic IPv4 and IPv6 network. The program covers config-uring network components such as switches, routers, and Wireless LAN Controllers; managing network devices; and identifying basic security threats. The program also gives you a foundation in network programmability, automation, and software-defined networking. This program helps you prepare to take the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) exam to earn CCNA certification.

Included Courses:
Prerequisites

None

Career Focus
  • Network Administrator
  • Network Engineer
  • System Engineer

CompTIA A+ Technician

Program hours: 80 hours
Program cost: $4,455

In this program, you will acquire the essential skills and information you will need to install, upgrade, repair, configure, troubleshoot, optimize, and perform preventative maintenance of basic personal computer hardware and operating systems.

Included Courses:
Prerequisites

None

Career Focus
  • Help Desk Analyst
  • PC/Network Support
  • Computer Support Specialist
  • PC Field Technician

Why Career Training at New Horizons?

New Horizons offers an extensive selection of vendor-authorized training and certifications for top technology providers, such as Adobe, Cisco, Citrix, Microsoft and VMware. In fact, we are Microsoft's largest training provider—delivering more than 40% of all authorized MS training worldwide.

CERTIFICATION PREP COURSES

Earning a professional certification in your field can open doors to new opportunities. In fact, the majority of employers (66%) are open to hiring someone with a professional certification in lieu of a bachelor's degree. Our career advancement programs set you on the path to certification with prep courses designed to help you ace your exam.