training comparison
Compare cited CCNA training prices, schedules, labs, voucher treatment and Cisco Learning Credit eligibility before requesting verified options.
Decide whether paid training is worth itCertification details change. Always confirm final pricing, availability, and credential terms on the official provider page linked in the sources below before you pay for anything.
CCNA training decision · Schedule and price check September 11, 2026
Choose the work you need to practise, your starting knowledge and the feedback you need. Compare public resources, self-paced learning and instructor support against that need. You can ask for help now; completing free study or independent labs is not a prerequisite.
Decide whether you need foundational instruction, guided practice or targeted feedback. If you can already diagnose your own mistakes, public resources may be enough for a gap. Check permission, access and any separate practice costs before using a lab.
Inspect the retained CCNA resource links →A live course is easier to justify when work is paying, several people need the same schedule, a deadline matters, or instructor access and guided labs remove a real blocker. Define the seats, starting level, delivery format, and target date before asking for quotes.
Build my employer-ready CCNA proposal →Both live options below were observed at the same public list price, but the bundles differ. ONLC states that an exam voucher and live labs are included. New Horizons lists official courseware, guided labs, three additional eLearning-lab days, 90-day recordings, CLC eligibility, and conditional retake/rescheduling, but does not list an exam voucher.
Recheck current price, schedule, seats, labs, voucher, support, and cancellation terms. A same-price listing is not an equivalent bundle.
Start with Cisco’s exam scope and official training outline, then compare each provider’s delivery, lab access and unresolved terms. Similar titles do not prove the same learning experience.
Exam scope: Cisco’s current 200-301 CCNA v1.1 exam covers network fundamentals, network access, IP connectivity, IP services, security fundamentals, and automation and programmability.
Training scope: Cisco’s official instructor-led outline covers IPv4/IPv6, switching, routing, VLANs, OSPF, ACLs, NAT, wireless, monitoring, device hardening, automation, and AI/ML in network operations. It also publishes a substantial hands-on lab list.
How to use it: Use the official outline as a baseline, not as proof that every provider teaches every item live. Ask which sections are instructor-led, self-study, demonstrated, or performed by you in a lab.
Cisco 200-301 CCNA exam page (checked September 12, 2026) · Cisco official CCNA training overview and lab outline (checked September 12, 2026)
Course: Provider page code CSCCN1; the title says CCNA v2.2 while the body still says v2.1 and v2.0
Format and pace: Live online weekday instruction with separately identified recorded self-study sections.
Published coverage:
Hands-on evidence: The page states hands-on labs and an included CCNA exam voucher.
Readiness evidence: Compare the pace with prior subnetting, TCP/IP, switching and troubleshooting experience.
Likely fit: A learner who already has networking foundations and can absorb a concentrated weekday schedule.
Archived provider calendar examples: These dates were observed when the source was checked; some have passed. They are not upcoming class cards, open seats, or a current quote. Use the training finder for its time-checked references, then verify dates and availability with the provider.
2 additional dated observations are retained in the finder; passed or stale references cannot be added to a request.
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Course: The provider URL labels the course v2.2; the visible heading is generic CCNA training
Format and pace: Five-day virtual instructor-led intensive course.
Published coverage:
Hands-on evidence: The page states guided labs, digital courseware, 90-day recordings and three additional days of eLearning lab access.
Readiness evidence: Published course eligibility is not the same as a good starting point; basic IP addressing and troubleshooting fluency materially affect a five-day pace.
Likely fit: A learner seeking live instruction plus a defined recording and lab-access window.
Archived provider calendar examples: These dates were observed when the source was checked; some have passed. They are not upcoming class cards, open seats, or a current quote. Use the training finder for its time-checked references, then verify dates and availability with the provider.
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New Horizons CCNA course outline (checked September 12, 2026)
Evidence boundary: This comparison paraphrases public outlines; it does not republish a provider syllabus, verify a seat, or prove that every listed topic receives equal live instruction. A provider-issued proposal should identify the exact course version, schedule, delivery organization, inclusions and terms.
Employer-funded next step
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Requirements-first training match
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Cisco Certified Network Associate (exam 200-301) is a certification earned by passing its exam. Training is optional and separate — below is what providers publish to prepare you for it. No provider paid for placement or ordering here and none can; if you later ask us to introduce you to one, that introduction may earn us a fee, and it still cannot change a price, an ordering, or a word on this page.
See the certification itself: Cisco Certified Network Associate.
You may not need to buy a course at all. The page below collects the free and official study material published for Cisco Certified Network Associate, with the date each link was checked. Work through that first and see where you actually stop: if it gets you to the exam, the table further down is money you did not have to spend, and if it does not, you will know which specific gap you would be paying a provider to close.
Free and official study for Cisco Certified Network Associate
Read the rows before you read the prices. These are not comparable offerings. Provider offerings can appear in the same table despite having different delivery modes because each row is a published price for preparing for the same exam, not because the offerings are the same product. Whether the exam fee is included and how long you keep access all differ — so the lowest number here is the cheapest listed price, and nothing more than that.
Every price in this table is published by the provider and captured on the date shown in 'As of'. Providers change list prices without notice, so treat an older reading as a starting point and confirm on the provider's own page before you budget. They are course-price observations; exam treatment varies by row. 'Exam' shows whether the provider states the exam fee is included in the price, is not, or says nothing either way, and 'Includes / access' summarizes what the provider states, with Learnerside's dated caveats about conditions and unknowns. Where a provider describes a course in PDUs, those are professional development units for maintaining a credential you already hold; they are not the same thing as the contact hours a certifying body may require before you can apply. Check the eligibility requirement on this page against what the provider actually says it delivers.
| Provider | Offering | Delivery | Published price | Exam | Includes / access | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Horizons | Cisco CCNA (virtual instructor-led) | Virtual instructor-led | $4,195 per course | not stated | 5-day public virtual instructor-led course aligned to CCNA 200-301; official Cisco digital courseware, guided labs, 3 additional days of eLearning lab access, 90-day recordings, 30 CE credits, CLC eligibility and conditional free retake/rescheduling are stated. Private-group delivery is offered by request; private-group price is not published. Exam voucher is not listed; current seats and cancellation terms remain unknown | 2026-09-09 | link |
| ONLC Training Centers | Cisco CCNA (instructor-led) | Instructor-led (live) | $4,195 per course | exam fee included | 5-day CCNA v2.2 live course aligned to 200-301 with one exam voucher and live hands-on delivery. Published dates are not seat availability | 2026-08-29 | link |
The table is evidence, not a recommendation. Before choosing, verify every meeting date and time zone, current seat availability, the final total price, guided-lab hours and access period, voucher conditions, recordings or retakes, cancellation terms, current vendor authorization, Cisco Learning Credit eligibility, and whether the organization selling the course is also delivering it.
Find CCNA options that fit my schedule - Tell Learnerside your experience, deadline, schedule, pace, labs, voucher and Cisco Learning Credit requirements. You will see a provider-neutral fit preview before contact information is requested.
Build my employer-ready proposal - Carry the goal, dates, time away from work, published price, inclusions and unresolved verification questions into a manager-readable draft.
Among the 2 ordinary-commercial price rows from 2 providers, the published training cost for Cisco Certified Network Associate at ordinary commercial rates ranges from $4,195 per course (New Horizons, Virtual instructor-led) to $4,195 per course (ONLC Training Centers, Instructor-led (live)). This is a published-price range, not a recommendation — delivery mode, exam inclusion, and what's bundled differ, so the numbers are not apples-to-apples.
Budget for the exam separately wherever 'Exam' shows exam fee not included. Where it shows not stated, the provider's page did not say either way — ask before you buy. This comparison includes only offerings whose price we verified on the linked provider page; quote-only offerings cannot be compared in the range above. See the training providers hub.
The question these prices answer is not whether to take Cisco Certified Network Associate — it is whether to pay someone to prepare you for it. That turns on something the table cannot tell you: whether you will actually finish without a schedule, whether you need an environment you cannot build yourself, and whether anyone else is paying. Work the free and official route first, because it is the baseline every price above has to beat, and the point where it stops being enough is the specific gap you would be buying. If you are weighing a structured course against studying on your own, bootcamp versus self-study works through that decision with the same published prices.
This table lists the page’s core content records and when they were checked. Claim-specific citations appear beside the relevant text and may not be repeated here.
| ID | Supports | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIT-01 | New Horizons Cisco Certified Network Associate training $4,195 per course (as of 2026-09-09) | Published source (newhorizons.com) | 2026-09-09 |
| CIT-02 | ONLC Training Centers Cisco Certified Network Associate training $4,195 per course (as of 2026-08-29) | Published source (onlc.com) | 2026-08-29 |
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