IT-Ready Technical Support

Gain training, CompTIA Tech Career Academy A+ certification and potential employer connections to launch your tech career

Build Your Dream Career in Tech

There’s constant opportunity in tech for jobs that pay well and have lower unemployment compared to the national average, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Tech jobs can enable you to maintain a healthy work-life balance, allow you to help people, encourage creativity, and push you to learn more every day. Math skills are not a key requirement; communication and critical-thinking skills are needed in tech jobs. Plus, you can work nearly anywhere. Need more convincing? Learn more IT career options.

If you’re ready to say “yes” to a tech career, one of the best places to start is on a tech help desk, according to job boards like Dice and Monster and tech industry publications like Computer World. But how do you land that first tech job? CompTIA Tech Career Academy is here to help, and you can be ready in as little as 16 weeks.

Say "Yes" to a Tech Career

More earning potential, mobility and job growth are just a few of the benefits you can gain with a tech career

122%

IT salaries are higher than the average U.S. wage

600K

Open tech jobs in the U.S. per quarter

15%

Projected U.S. IT job growth from 2020 to 2030

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Burning Glass, EMSI and Cyberstates

What You Will Learn

In IT-Ready Technical Support, you’ll learn technical skills necessary to prepare for your CompTIA A+ certification exam, one of the leading industry certifications for landing a job on an IT help desk and launching your tech career, according to research firms like Burning Glass. You’ll be taught by CompTIA A+ certified instructors and have access to online learning tools and discussion forums to reinforce your studies.

You’ll also receive targeted professional development to refine critical business skills, such as communication, conflict management, teamwork, critical thinking and problem-solving. You’ll be prepared to apply both technical and professional skills starting Day One of your tech job.

Training Details

Why Choose CompTIA Tech Career Academy

As a non-profit, we’ve built our program to make you ready for the tech workforce – not just to land your first job, but to do that job well. Our staff, instructors, classroom and curriculum are focused on you and making your career dreams a reality. We only succeed if you succeed.

Industry-leading certifications
Proven model helping hundreds of students
Expert instruction from certified faculty
Paced for real learning
Career services for landing the job
Financial assistance available for qualifying students, and in some cases, 100% of tuition may be covered by our generous donors

The CompTIA Tech Difference

Are We a Good Fit for You?

Our goal is not only to train you but to see you land—and succeed in—an IT job. You don’t need any prior tech experience to enroll. However, in order to be admitted to CompTIA Tech Career Academy, you must be:

At least 18 years old
A high school graduate or GED holder or have transcripts confirming higher-level degree(s) earned from an accredited institution
Eligible to work in the United States
Able to provide valid government-issued photo identification or driver’s license
Able to participate in an online interview
Able to take an aptitude test and achieve the minimum acceptable score
Able to speak, read/write and understand the English language
Able to use a computer to navigate in the Windows environment

Additionally, if enrolling in our online programming, you must be able to learn in an online environment and have access to the internet and a reliable laptop or desktop computer with a current web browser and Microsoft Office software applications.

Learn the details of how our IT-Ready Technical Support program works and what kind of commitment you’ll need to make in order to succeed.

Course FAQs

Upcoming Programs

Through our Online Campus, our IT-Ready Technical Support program is offered over 16 weeks, Monday-Friday. Students attend sessions from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CT or 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. CT, depending on if they are in a morning or evening class.

Online Campus

Applications for the program typically need time for assessment and processing, so apply early!

Students are required to be on time every day; the program allows only one absence and three tardies. Employers expect their staff to be on time, and we expect the same of our students in order to prepare you for your tech career.

Our Alumni Say It Best

Eight weeks to learn CompTIA A+ material and two exams you have to pass? I didn’t think it was possible! But the staff created such a positive environment for the students to come in and learn and succeed that we wanted to help each other, no matter what level we were in.

- Rashmi Bhattarai

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