When students graduate from the Network Engineer program at Cybertex Institute of Technology in Killeen, they are awarded a certificate of completion. That certificate acknowledges the studying and hard work that a student has invested in his or her future, and reflects well on that student’s ability in a number of IT areas of study. It’s the second most important thing we offer students. What’s more important to our graduates than completing our program? Being able to pass the certification exams that CompTIA and Microsoft issue. That’s what employers look for in their IT professionals, and that’s what our graduates use to [...]

One feature that makes the Network Engineer program at Cybertex Institute of Technology so convenient for students are the in-house testing facilities we provide. Rather than have our students drive all over Austin to pass certification tests in the areas we teach, we have testing available right on campus. The procedure’s simple. Once a student completes coursework in an area of study—let’s say, for example, A+—he or she requests to do a certification test in A+ with our testing center via email. The testing center then does the rest, and within two weeks of putting in that request, the student is taking [...]

It’s clear that cybersecurity is a huge area of concern for anyone who relies on a computer system. Concerns about keeping data secure were part of the most recent Presidential election, and we’re sure to hear about cybersecurity in relation to national security for years to come. But it also impacts us on a more practical, everyday level. If you’re running a business, for example, you want to make sure that your customers’ personal and financial information, as well as your own online communication, stays secure. When you’re sending email, you have an expectation that you’re doing so on a secure [...]