Student News & Advice

Signature training program for aspiring IT professionals comes to Raleigh.

After establishing the CompTIA Tech National Alumni Advisory Council in January 2021, CompTIA Tech Career Academy is announcing the advisory council’s new leadership.

After 16 weeks of training for their CompTIA A+ exams, our first 2021 class of graduates are connecting with employers and ready to launch their IT careers.

No longer deterred by negative messaging about women and STEM careers, Toni Ramirez played her cards right to earn a new IT career and boost her confidence.

CompTIA’s latest Cyberstates research shows progress toward greater diversity, equity and inclusion in the U.S. tech workforce. But more is needed while helping the economy recover from the pandemic.

Theo Hysell’s decision to certify his tech-savvy through CompTIA Tech’s IT-Ready program launched a career as a cybersecurity pro, delivering personal economic stability despite the pandemic.

For one CompTIA Tech alumni couple, the “darkest hour” made dawn so much brighter. Sherlana and Harold Monestime endured eight weeks of nearly impossible living so that she could complete CompTIA Tech training. And they would do it all over again.

Our CompTIA Tech staff is here for our students. We’re not successful, if our students aren’t successful. In our new video series, meet some of our staff and find out their career tips.

CompTIA Tech’s Nancy Hammervik sits down with Ryan Craig, author of A New U: Faster + Cheaper Alternatives to College, to discuss how last-mile training can connect students to jobs in the digital economy.

Is pursuing a typical technical education the best way to fill hundreds of thousands of technology positions available in today’s job market? Not if people want to launch their tech careers in weeks versus years.