Randolph Community College is a member of several very reputable and globally recognized Information Technology academies. We are devoted to bringing our students the most up-to-date material for what is being primarily used in industry. We take a hands-on approach by providing each student with a virtual environment to perform our labs anytime of day. The partnered academies also provide RCC, and our students, several useful resources from discount vouchers for certification exam testing to a fully licensed firewall appliance virtual machine. Try some of our free self-paced courses delivered through our Cisco and Palo Alto Networks Academies. Click any of the academy partners below for more information.
![]() Beginning, intermediate and advanced courses involving network system concepts, configuring routers, switches and much more. Security courses on the diverse methods of thwarting potential threats. Click here for more information. |
![]() As a member of the CompTIA Academic Partner Program, Randolph Community College offers our students in Information Technology classes, substantial resources for preparing for the globally recognized and vendor-neutral certifications offered by CompTIA. Click here for more information. |
![]() Courses discussing protection, detection, and mitigation of potential threats on a network. Students will become familiar with network components, traffic, performance, utilization, etc. as well as the discovery of a network’s weaknesses and vulnerabilities in target systems. Students will use popular software tools as a malicious hacker but in an ethical manner. Click here for more information. |
![]() Students will be exposed to the latest operating systems available from Microsoft and have hands-on laboratory practicles involving their configurations. By being a member of the Microsoft IT Academy, students have access to several free software packages from Microsoft. Click here for more information. |
![]() Beginning and intermediate classes involving the installation, configuration, and management of a Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewall. Students will receive their own fully licenses virtual firewall to practice the concepts learned at their home. Click here for more information. |
![]() Students will learn how to install, configure, and manage a VMware vSphere infrastructure. Courses will have students creating virtual machines, virtual networks, clones, snapshots, and solve troubleshooting issues through analytics and alerts from the system. Click here for more information. |