How Much Does it Cost to be A CCNA Certified?

CCNA certification is more and more popular in the networking industry. It can help the candidates to advance the career of networking professionals and boost the salary immediately. So if you choose to be CCNA certified, it will be a big career decision and it not easy considering the exam cost along with time investment and hard work.

Overview of CCNA Exam Fees

All Cisco networking certifications require time and money investment and for which CCNA is the basic associate level certification. CCIE costs are higher than CCNP, which in itself costs higher than CCNA. Though, their rewards are also high.

All CCNA exams listed above are $300 except for 200-125, which is $325, and the ICND1 and ICND2 exams at $165 each. You can go to Pearson VUE to schedule your exam date.

Recommend CCNA Books

You can order two books on Amazon online. The total cost will be $50-$60.

1.CCNA Routing and Switching Complete Study Guide: Exams 100-105, 200-105, and 200-125, 2nd edition, by Todd Lammle (Sept. 26, 2016). Sybex. ISBN-10: 1119288282; ISBN-13: 978-1119288282

2.CCNA Routing and Switching Complete Certification Kit: Exams 100-105, 200-105, 200-125, 2nd edition, by Todd Lammle (Feb. 6, 2017). Sybex. ISBN-10: 1119375126; ISBN-13: 978-1119375128.

CCNA Practice Exam Tests

Practice makes perfect. If you want to find 100% valid Cisco CCNA practice tests, you can choose SPOTO. SPOTO practice tests are all from real Cisco exam. The price will be different depends on the different exam code.

Recertification of CCNA

The CCNA certification is valid for 3 years. Candidates must pass one of the following to recertify:

Any current associate-level exam (except for ICNDI1)

Any current 642-XXX or 300-XXX professional-level exam

Any current 642-XXX Cisco Specialist exam (some exclusions apply)

Any current CCIE written exam

The current CCDE has written or practical exam

The Cisco Certified Architect (CCAr) interview and board review

The recertification fee is the same as the exam fee.

Generally, you’re advised to start preparing at least 6 months before you take the CCNA exam. If you’re a self-studying student, you should invest in books and practice tests. Books are not that expensive to buy and 2-3 books would be enough to prepare CCNA certification. And practice test is the must-have tool to help you pass the exam fast and easily. 

If money is not your concern but time is, and you don’t want to cost 6 months to get your CCNA certification. The easy way that we suggest is to take the CCNA practice tests directly. With it, you can pass your CCNA exam in a short time. Keep in mind, to ensure the money invested will be worth every penny.

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