IT-Ready Technical Support Training
Training Focused on Your Success
We teach motivated individuals like you the technical and professional development skills needed to successfully secure work in tech. You’ll learn how to prepare for the CompTIA A+ certification exam, a leading certification for help desk and desktop support computer technicians, according to research firms like Burning Glass. We’ll also help you prepare for job interviews and give you opportunities to connect with our employer partners.
What does each student in IT-Ready Technical Support gain?
- 240 hours of training
- Books and learning materials
- CompTIA A+ certification exam vouchers
- Career services
- Alumni networking
Your First Tech Job
Our IT-Ready Technical Support graduates move into help desk tech roles, building and maintaining a business’ IT environment and assisting its internal and external customers.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics posted that the median annual wage for a computer support specialist was $52,270 in 2019. And more of those specialists are needed every day, with those jobs forecast to grow by 12% from 2020 to 2030.
Our Alumni Say It Best
What Will You Learn
IT-Ready Technical Support students learn skills such as building a computer from parts, installing software, troubleshooting problems and setting up and managing networks. You’ll also learn softer professional skills such as communication, customer service and job interviewing.
- Security: Supporting and securing access to data by properly using authentication, access control and encryption for an organization.
- Networking: Applying core concepts and protocols and subnet mask to set up and support wired and wireless networks.
- Operating Systems: Working with mobile, server and traditional operating systems ranging from Android and iOS to Windows and Linux.
- IT Operations: Using the basics of virtualization, cloud computing, desktop imaging and deployment to support today’s IT infrastructures.
- Troubleshooting: Following and using decision trees for diagnosing, resolving and documenting common hardware and software issues across a variety of devices.
- Technical Support: Applying principles of customer service to help resolve IT issues.
CompTIA Certification Improves Job Success
In a June 2019 study by International Data Corporation (IDC), IT professionals that had CompTIA certifications got promoted faster and more often, had a higher job performance and wielded greater influence at work compared to non-certified IT professionals.
IT-Ready Technical Support will prepare you for your first CompTIA certification – CompTIA A+ – to help launch your tech career and enable your success within tech.
Program FAQs
With limited classroom space – and overwhelming demand – CompTIA Tech Career Academy must be deliberate in its selection process, choosing motivated and interested candidates who are committed to success. 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, when 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.
Our Online Campus classes is 16 weeks long. Class is held five days a week, Monday through Friday from either 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. CT or 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. CT. Students in our program are required to be on time every day. The program allows only one absence and three tardies.
For our online program, you'll need standard computer equipment (not a tablet or phone) with the minimum software recommendations for class and online certification testing:
- 64-bit Windows operating system (Windows 10 professional or above)
- Intel i5 processor (or equivalent)
- CPU with VT, VT-x or similar virtualization support
- 8 GB RAM
- 250 GB HDD or SDD
- Microsoft Office 2016 or Office 365
- Reliable Internet access (for instance, your Internet should allow you to easily watch a YouTube video)
For online testing, you'll also need:
- Display resolution: 1024 x 768 in 16-bit color
- Current web browser (Microsoft Edge, Safari, Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer 11)
- Webcam: minimum resolution of 640 x 480 @ 10 fps (internal or external)
- Must have functional audio/speakers and microphone
- High-speed internet access recommended (for optimal performance, a reliable and stable connection of 3 Mbps down and 2 Mbps up is required); wired versus wireless is recommended; tethering to a mobile hotspot is explicitly prohibited for exams