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April 30, 2007

Gwinnett Tech Hosts Open House for CISCO Specialist Program

Current, Potential Students Invited to Attend Event May 9

Gwinnett Technical College is hosting an open house for students and potential students interested in the college's CISCO CCNP Specialist Certificate program.

Individuals are invited to attend the open house Wednesday, May 9, at 6:30pm in Building 700, Room 2.308.

The CISCO CCNP Specialist certificate program prepares students to install, configure, and troubleshoot local and wide area networks for enterprise organizations with networks from 100 to more than 500 nodes. The program also prepares students for the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification exam(s).

Attend the open house and register for Summer Quarter, beginning July 5. A completed application for admission into the program must be submitted by the application deadline to be considered. Space in the CCNP class is limited and applicants are accepted on a first-come basis - so act now! The priority application deadline for the Cisco CCNP Specialist program is May 1. However, students have until June 11 to complete their application file for late registration.

To register for the open house at Gwinnett Tech or to learn more, contact Lorenzo Clarke, CISCO Networking program director, at 770-962-7580, ext. 6335 or at lclarke@gwinnetttech.edu.

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