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Originally Posted by mattofvengeance
Thanks for all the opinions guys. I had an interview with the school, and I believe I've discovered my course of action. I get like 10-12 months to take as many courses as I'd like at my own pace. I start of with the A+, then one more (can't remember the name), then I can determine whether I want to go Microsoft or Cisco. I'm pretty sure I'm going to go the Microsoft route, but I may take a course or two in Cisco, and definitely one or two in Linux. Thanks again!
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It's more than likely going to be the Net+
Also, the MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) still has a reputation of being a certification that got weakened by a lot of people taking boot camp classes. It's not to say that it's worthless or will hurt you, but you will need to realize that it will only ever mean "Must Consult Somebody Else" to a portion of people.
The CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) is more for networking certainly. Having done it myself, I can tell you that the things you learn do apply to other types of networking equipment besides Cisco stuff although if you go to a decent company you're more likely to find Cisco equipment.
No matter what you do, PAY ATTENTION AND RETAIN INFORMATION. It's a lot to absorb at first, but if you can start retaining it, you'll remember later on when a computer has an IP address of 169.254.x.x that it isn't getting an IP address from the DHCP server. Little things like that help a great deal in troubleshooting and make you a much better team player.