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Enhance Workforce Skills With a CompTIA A+ Certification Program

With a CompTIA A+ certification, expand technical abilities to qualify for the A+ certification exam.

This fast-paced, economical Blue Ridge CTC’s CompTIA A+ certification program provides industry-focused training on core technologies from networking to cloud to security and more!

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Why Enroll in the CompTIA A+ Certification Program

Through this CompTIA A+ certification program, develop a deeper understanding of hardware, networks, and computing systems in approximately 5 months.

    • Prepare for a targeted certification exam to validate knowledge and skills.
    • Potentially earn an industry-recognized CompTIA A+ certificate.
    • Prepare for potential professions such as IT support specialist, help desk technician, and more!
    • Learn in-demand technical skills required to perform critical IT support tasks.

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Experience Professional Growth with a CompTIA A+ Certification

Looking to fast-track a Career in IT? Learn IT job essential theories and practices through our CompTIA A+ certification program.

Blue Ridge CTC’s CompTIA A+ certification program involves industry-driven coursework to enhance students’ job-ready skills and prepare them to enter or advance in the real workforce.

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What You Will Learn - Curriculum Overview

With the CompTIA A+ certification program, gain knowledge of common IT technologies and practical aspects of the A+ certification exam objectives.
The program covers a wide range of skills required to enter IT industries including security, operating systems, mobile devices, networking, hardware, virtualization and cloud computing, network and hardware troubleshooting. The program allows students to:

    • Learn the fundamentals of common hardware, software, networking, and technical support.
    • Know how to install, upgrade, troubleshoot and configure hardware, and configure operating systems.
    • Gain knowledge on comparing and contrasting various types of mobile devices, TCP and UDP ports, protocols and their purpose, common networking hardware devices, and more.
    • Learn physical security measures, logical security concepts, data destruction, and disposal methods, malware removal, and disaster recovery planning.

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Whether you are a student worrying about tuition fees or are a parent assisting a child pay for college, we have a wide variety of financial resources available.

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With this time-saving and cost-effective CompTIA A+ certification program, get started on a path to a promising career in the IT industry by learning industry-specific skills from trained and credentialed faculty.
The comprehensive curriculum of the CompTIA A+ certification program covers a wide range of skills required to enter IT industries including security, operating systems, mobile devices, networking, hardware, virtualization and cloud computing, network and hardware troubleshooting, and more.

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Note: All salary projections are based on the current position and educational needs. BRCTC cannot guarantee that job titles or the projections given will be the salaries students or graduates will ultimately receive. Two year completion is approximate and based on full-time enrollment. Student testimonials, income statements, and examples on the College website are the results of real students. These testimonials are not intended to guarantee that anyone will achieve the same or similar results. Each individual’s success depends on his or her desire, commitment, dedication, and motivation to pursue academic and workforce opportunities. Testimonials are not intended to create a contract between a student and the College.

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