Posted by Staff Reports | Oct 22, 2026 | Chattooga News, Floyd News, Gordon News, Polk News, Top Local News | 0 | Twenty-one Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students recently earned 32 Cisco certifications. Dr. Dwight Watt, instructor of Computer Information Systems Technology at GNTC, said he administered 32 certification tests for Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) to GNTC students, and all of the students passed all of their exams. CCST certifications may be earned in Cybersecurity, Information Technology (IT) Support and Networking. “For about the last two years, our Cisco Academy Support Center (ASC) has made testing for CCST certification exams available to our students for free, enabling them to earn entry-level certifications,” Dr. Watt said. “I made this available to all my students. Students who tested earned between one and three certifications.” The Cisco ASC is a regional academy within the Cisco Networking Academy that provides mentoring, onboarding, ongoing support and operational guidance to local Cisco Academies. Stanly Community College in Albemarle, N.C., is GNTC’s regional academy; Dr. Watt said he trained there to be a Certiport proctor for the exams given at GNTC on behalf of the regional academy. The exams normally cost $145 each and are given at Certiport Authorized Test Centers, Dr. Watt said. In addition to thevalue in free testing, students also received the free curriculum and other benefits by participating. Dr. Watt said…
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