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Standardize your team on CCNA with a structured Cisco training path — virtual labs, a blueprint-weighted practice exam, and team admin reporting included on every CBT Nuggets training subscription.

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Course
300 USD
Exam cost
1
Practice exam
6
Core skills
Network operations team reviewing Cisco routing topology on a wall display
Difficulty
Difficulty: 3 of 5 (Moderate)
Moderate
Exam cost
300 USD
Courses on path
1
Official source
Vendor cert page
Exam code
  • 200-301

Exam datasheet

Exam length
120 minutes
Questions
100-120
Passing score
825/1000
Format
Multiple choice, drag-and-drop, simulation
Prerequisites
None
Recommended experience
1-2 years of experience in networking
Recertification
3 years
Hiring-market salary
60,000 - 90,000 USD
Certified professionals
1,000,000+
Testing center

Public hiring-market data — not a CBT Nuggets guarantee.

Skills your team builds

Network fundamentalsNetwork accessIP connectivityIP servicesSecurity fundamentalsAutomation and programmability

Training path

Your team's training path

One CBT Nuggets course covers the full CCNA path. Your team can start today and have admin reporting visible from day one.

  1. Start here · primary course

    Cisco CCNA

    This Cisco CCNA training fully prepares you for the 200-301 v1.1 exam — and to earn your Cisco Certified Network Associate certification. Master core network fundamentals, IP connectivity, VLAN configuration, routing protocols (OSPF, static), LAN switching, NAT, DHCP, and VPN services. Explore network automation, cloud networking, and leveraging artificial intelligence in networking. You'll also gain access to unlimited CCNA practice exams and virtual labs that simulate enterprise-scale network scenarios with routers, switches, VLANs, and wireless controllers. These realistic practice tests and hands-on lab environments help you build confidence and practical skills before exam day. Start your CCNA certification journey here.

    Jeff Kish, Keith Barker, John McGovern
    795 videos46 labsPractice exam94h
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Every certification includes

Expert-led video training
Virtual labs
Certification practice exams
Per-team completion reporting

Cisco career ladder

Where CCNA sits in your team's Cisco progression

The cert your team is on now, plus the levels above and below. Use this to map an engineer's next-step credential or to plan headcount coverage across tiers.

  1. Entry level

    2 certs

    CCST Cybersecurity

    100-160

    CCST Networking

    100-150

  2. Associate level

    3 certs

    CCNA

    200-301

    You are here

    CCNA Automation

    200-901 CCNAAUTO

    CCNA Cybersecurity

    200-201 CCNACBR

  3. Professional level

    5 certs

    CCNP Automation

    350-901 AUTOCOR, 300-435 ENAUT…

    CCNP Datacenter

    350-601 DCCOR, 300-610 DCID, …

    CCNP Enterprise

    350-401 ENCOR, 300-410 ENARSI,…

    CCNP Security

    350-701 SCOR, 300-710 SNCF, an…

    CCNP Service Provider

    350-501 SPCOR, 300-510 SPRI

Customer outcome

Make CCNA a coverage number your auditor can quote

CCNA certified engineers are easy to count and easy to prove. CBT Nuggets bundles the prep into a single team playlist so leadership sees who's on the path, who finished, and who's exam-ready — without spreadsheets.

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1 path
from foundation to credential — assigned and tracked as one playlist

Coverage proof

Make CCNA a number on your team capability sheet, not a single engineer’s certificate.

Standardizing your team on CCNA gives leadership and auditors a coverage number they can quote — and gives Cisco incident response a baseline of capability you can predict instead of hoping for.

Credential: CCNA

Exam
  • 200-301

Frequently asked questions about CCNA training

Common questions IT directors ask when evaluating CCNA training for their team.

How does CCNA fit into our internal compliance and governance program?

Team reporting in CBT Nuggets documents assigned training, completion, and certification coverage for internal governance or external audit conversations. Pair the CCNA path with your auditor's control crosswalk for the formal compliance mapping your specific framework requires.

What's the ROI of certifying our team on CCNA?

IT Directors typically frame CCNA ROI in operational terms — faster troubleshooting, defensible role coverage, predictable onboarding velocity, and audit-ready training documentation. The metrics that matter aren't seat-time or completion percentages; they're mean time to resolve, time-to-productivity for new Cisco hires, and certification coverage by role.

How does CBT Nuggets CCNA training compare to Pluralsight, LinkedIn Learning, or Udemy Business?

CBT Nuggets CCNA courses are built by named expert trainers (not crowd-sourced contributors), include hands-on virtual labs in many courses, and include certification practice exams mapped to the vendor's published exam objectives. Team admin reporting tracks assignment, completion, and exam-readiness per engineer — the surface managers actually use to manage team training programs. See /compare for the full feature comparison.

How do I assign and track CCNA training for my team?

From the admin console, managers create a training playlist (one or more courses on the CCNA path), assign it to specific engineers or role groups, and track completion + practice-exam scores per learner. Team-wide reporting rolls up to a single dashboard you can export for monthly leadership reviews or quarterly compliance reporting. No spreadsheet, no per-engineer license fiddling.

How long does it take to certify a team on CCNA?

Depends on the cert and the team's starting baseline. Entry-level Cisco certs typically run 4–6 weeks per engineer from a cold start; associate-level certs run 8–12 weeks; professional/expert tracks can run 3–6 months. Most teams budget the full quarter for any associate-level certification so engineers have time to actually apply the lab work before the exam.

What if Cisco updates the CCNA exam objectives?

CBT Nuggets updates Cisco course content as exam objectives refresh — typically within weeks of the vendor's release. When Cisco restructures or renames a track (a common pattern), the assigned training paths stay aligned with the same team training plan; managers don't have to rebuild the playlist from scratch. The training stays current without anyone losing their certification status mid-stream.

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Build CCNA capability across your team

See how CBT Nuggets helps IT Directors plan and track CCNA training across the team — labs, practice exams, and reporting included.

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