Advance Your Career with CompTIA Credentials
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is a vendor-neutral, independent source of information on a wide range of technology topics including cybersecurity; education, training, and certification of the global tech workforce; new and emerging technologies; legislation and policies affecting the industry and workforce data; and more.
They provide education, training, certifications, philanthropy, and market research to promote industry growth, a highly skilled workforce, and a commitment to creating an innovative environment through technology.
As the largest vendor-neutral credentialing program for technology workers, CompTIA has awarded more than 2.5 million certifications in areas such as cybersecurity, networking, cloud computing and technical support. They also maintain a robust partner program around the world with thousands of academic institutions, not-for-profits, job corps centers, and other organizations to educate, train, and certify new generations of technology workers.
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Prepare for In Demand Industry Certifications (Optional)
CompTIA certifications are globally recognized and often considered the gold standard in third-party certification. Certifications can prove you're ready for the next step in your IT career, advancing your position as well as your pay grade.
CompTIA Cloud+ Certification
CompTIA Cloud+ Certification shows you have the expertise needed for data center jobs. It's globally recognized for validating the skills needed to deploy and automate secure cloud environments that support the high availability of business systems and data.
CompTIA's Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) Certification
CASP+ is an advanced-level cybersecurity certification for security architects and senior security engineers who lead and improve an enterprise’s cybersecurity readiness. It's widely considered the industry standard for cybersecurity practitioners who create systems that prevent, detect and repel cybersecurity attacks.
CompTIA Network+ Certification
CompTIA Network+ Certification helps you to develop a career in IT infrastructure. It validates you have the technical skills needed to securely establish, maintain, and troubleshoot the essential networks that businesses rely on.
CompTIA™ A+ Certification
The CompTIA A+ Certification is the top credential for associate-level IT professionals and the industry standard for establishing a career in IT. They're recognized as proven problem solvers and support today’s core technologies from security to cloud to data management and more.
CompTIA Security+ Certification
The CompTIA Security+ Certification opens the door to your cybersecurity career. It's considered the global standard to validate you have the baseline skills necessary to perform core security functions and is the most widely used obtained certification to meet the U.S. Department of Defense's DoD 8570 compliance standard.
Explore CompTIA Certification Courses
Courses that lead to CompTIA certification expand your current skill set so you can qualify to step into your next role. Choose the programs below that are most beneficial to your position right now and take a look at others that may help you advance your career.
Choose Your Level of Learning
George Mason offers different ways to learn new skill sets that enhance your current role and help you step into new career opportunities.
- Individual courses focus on a specific set of skills or industry knowledge but can vary widely in terms of contact hours. You can spend a week completing a course, or more than a year.
- Bootcamps, like individual courses, usually focus on mastering a specific technical skill that can directly impact your current position or project or help you transition to a new career in a brief amount of time, typically three to four months.
- Professional Certificates can vary widely in terms of contact hours. They can consist of a single course with a multitude of topics or include a series of courses. Some certificates also offer a digital badge that can verify the specific industry skills learned. When you successfully complete the Professional Certificate program, you'll receive a certificate that speaks to your new skill set.
- EDGO 0391 – CompTIA Cloud+ Certification Training
- EDGO 0366 – CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)
- EDGO 0382 – CompTIA Network+ Certification Training
- EDGO 0385 – CompTIA™ A+ Certification Training
- EDGO 0139 - CompTIA Security+ Certification Training
- EDGO 0430 - CompTIA A+ Training Boot Camp
- EDGO 0405 - CompTIA Certification Training: ITF+ and A+
- EDGO 0431 - CompTIA Network + Training Boot Camp
- EDGO 0435 - CompTIA Security+ Training Boot Camp
- And more!