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Career for Life!

Training For a High Paying IT Career by Real Experts!

SINCE 1991

For PC AGE students through Thomas Edison State College Finally, a Career-focused, Hands-on Oriented, Regionally Accredited College Degree

Why Computer Networking?

Computer Networking is one of the very few professions in which top 25% workers make over $100,000* without a 4-year college degree and without overtime or commission.
- Forbes.com, Jan 2009 (*for Network/Data Communications Manager with 8+ years experience)

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Computer Networking is #2 among the fastest-growing occupations between 2008 and 2018. Employment of network and computer systems administrators is expected to increase by 23 percent from 2008 to 2018, much faster than the average for all occupations. Computer networks are an integral part of business, and demand for these workers will increase as rms continue to invest in new technologies. e increasing adoption of mobile technologies means that more establishments will use the Internet to conduct business online. is growth translates into a need for systems administrators who can help organizations use technology to communicate with employees, clients, and consumers. Growth will also be driven by the increasing need for information security.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2008

Why PC AGEs Internetwork Engineering Program

PC AGEs comprehensive Internetwork Engineering program has the following components:
1. e program includes both fundamental (A+ and Network+ certications) and advanced level (MCITP and Cisco CCNA) courses. No prior computer experience necessary. 2. Hundreds of hands-on exercises and projects that prepare students for real-world situations and problems. 3. Our instructors are CompTIA, Microsoft and Cisco certied and have on average 5 to 10+ years experience teaching certication courses. We develop our own test preparation materials and preparation for the industry certications is integrated with each course. Many of our students pass the certications exams on the rst try. 4. All courses taught by our instructors are also available online to our students to reinforce the concepts learned in the classrooms. ese online modules include contents, quizzes, graphics, and simulated hands-on exercises. 5. Final Graduation Project that students are required to complete to graduate. is Final Project tests all skills needed to work as an Internetwork Engineer.

Overall unemployment rate in the US is at 9.7%, yet the unemployment rate of Networking professionals is much lower at only 3.9% (considered full employment).
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (as of rst quarter of 2010)

PC AGE grads continue to get the jobs and salaries they need for the life they want.

Why PC AGE
Learn from the Experts Who Wrote the Books!
Colleges and universities including New York University have used PC AGE founders computer books. All of our instructors are CompTIA, Microsoft and Cisco certied and have on average 5 to 10+ years experience teaching certication courses. PC AGE has won the Inc. 500 and New Jerseys Finest Business awards. Several articles and PC AGE students success stories have been published in all three major newspapers of New Jersey: Star-Ledger, Bergen Record, and Home News Tribune. PC AGE has designed a computer aptitude test that can be used to test whether someone can become a successful computer professional. is test was scientically validated by an independent agency that specializes in various prole testing and has been used by PC AGE since 1997 to enroll people who can succeed in the computer eld. PC AGEs MCSE (Microsoft Certied Systems Engineer) computer based training (CBT) and test preparation software (TestMaster) have received excellent reviews from industry magazines such as Microsoft Certied Professional Magazine (MCP). ese certication products have been sold in over 40 countries to thousands of professionals.

Why Get Certied

Certication gives you credibility, industry recognition, and best alternate for experience thus helps you get a job with no experience in the IT eld. Employers trust and feel more condent in hiring people who are certied by companies such as CompTIA, Microsoft, and Cisco. In general, certied people start a job with higher salary even without any experience. It substitutes and complements college degree. Certication oers a means to companies to match candidates to job requirements. Eliminate or reduce the competition in the job market by getting a high-level industry certication. If there are 100 resumes for a networking position, chances are there will be no more than 2-3 candidates who have the relevant experience and also have current MCITP and CCNA certications. Employers rely on current certication as a benchmark for hiring and promoting.

anks to the resources available at the school, I was able to meet my target goals of taking and passing every certication exam within 1 week of completing the corresponding course. Considering I had no prior industry experience in IT, having these certications was crucial to landing my rst job. My current employer cites my rapid acquisition of certications as impressive and one of the reasons they were willing to hire me. Paul

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Career Services
PC AGE provides high quality career services to its graduates and helps them secure jobs in the exciting IT eld. Our friendly sta helps students build condence, prepare professional resumes and polish interviewing skills. We also set up job interviews with employers that have been hiring our graduates for years. Preparation for a job in the IT eld starts from the rst course. Each core course has a companion course that focuses on two main objectives: 1. Students are prepared for a technical job interview. is is achieved by asking and explaining hundreds of technical interview questions. Students also get prepared for the related certication exam. Students are ready to start a job. is is achieved by real world Projects which students are supposed to complete with minimum help from the instructor.

Major Companies that have Hired Our Graduates

ADP AT&T BAE Bank of America Bell Atlantic Bellcore Bristol Meyers Squibb Chase Manhattan Bank Dow Jones EDS Ernst and Young FedEx Hoechst Hoffman-LaRoche HP IBM Global Services IDT Intel IRS Services Johnson & Johnson JP Morgan KPMG Lucent Technologies Merck Merrill Lynch Minolta Morgan Stanley Motorola Nabisco NCR New Jersey Transit NJ Manufacturers Novartis Pearson Education Pzer Prudential RHI Consulting Ricoh Sharp Siemens UBS UPS Vonage Xerox Corp

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PC AGE Career Services staff as well as instructors work with students in classroom and one-on-one settings to provide services including:
Resume and Cover Letter Development An eective resume and cover letter must reect personality of the student. It must emphasize on technical skills as well as unique transferable skills. We work one-on-one with the student to make sure that he/she has an eective resume and cover letter to generate job interviews. Job Search Techniques As most jobs are never advertised, students are taught how to search for a job using the most eective, proven methods instead of just relying on help wanted ads. Personal and Technical Interview Preparation Many people are qualied but not really prepared to answer basic questions about themselves or talk about their strengths/skills. We help our students identify their major strengths and describe them with ease by using mock interviews and role-play sessions. Preparation for a technical interview is done by one of our full time instructors who is responsible to make sure that the student is ready for the technical interview.

For a complete list of companies, visit us online at PCAGE.edu

Going to PC AGE was one of the best decisions I made for my IT career. Presently, I am working as a Windows Support Administrator making $50k. e instructors and sta are the best. ey provide hands-on labs which help you understand how networks work. What took me 2 weeks to learn in college, took me 2 hours to learn from one of the instructors at PC AGE. I will never forget my time at PC AGE! I had a good learning experience at PC AGE. My instructors were willing to help in whatever way. I mean, making sure we understand what they are teaching us. Considering I had no prior industry experience in IT, PC AGE training helped me get certied and employable which was crucial to landing my rst job. Going to work every day is fun. Im learning and growing as a professional. I would like to thank PC AGE to help me to make my career in Networking. Before joining PC AGE it was very hard for me to nd a job even as a PC Technician, even though I have a Bachelor Degree in computer science. Now I am working as a Network Engineer with a very good company and making 50K. Once again ank you PC AGE to change my life in only 8 months.

Contacts with Employers

Since 1991, we have been helping companies hire qualied and certied candidates without charging them any fees. at is the reason many companies contact us rst when they need to ll an IT job. Our Career Services department constantly works to build relationships with some of the most prestigious local and national IT companies. e fact is that the difcult part for our students is the training itself. Once they graduate and are certied by CompTIA, Microsoft and Cisco , they have no problem landing a job.

Financial Aid
PC AGE is a Title IV (Financial Aid) eligible institute. Federal Financial Aid is available to those who qualify.

PC AGE Internetwork Engineering Program Prepares Students for the following certications:
CompTIA A+, Network+ and Security+ Certications Microsoft MCITP Certications Cisco CCNA Certication
CompTIA A+ Certication
CompTIA A+ certication validates the latest skills needed by todays computer support professionals. It is an international, vendorneutral certication recognized by major hardware and software vendors, distributors and resellers. A+ certication conrms a technicians ability to perform tasks such as installation, conguration, diagnosing, preventive maintenance and basic networking. e exams also cover domains such as security, safety and environmental issues and communication and professionalism. A+ certication is part of the certication track for corporations such as Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco and Novell. Other technology companies, including CompuCom and Ricoh, have made CompTIA A+ certication mandatory for their service technicians. Technical Role Examples: IT Technician, Enterprise Technician, PC Technician, Desktop Support Technician, Field Technician, PC Support Specialist, Help Desk. CompTIA Network+ certication validates the knowledge and skills of networking professionals. It is an international, vendor-neutral certication that recognizes a technicians ability to describe the features and functions of networking components and to install, congure and troubleshoot basic networking hardware, protocols and services. e demand for skilled network support professionals continues to grow, and the Network+ certication is a valuable credential to help start or enhance a networking career. In fact, many IT certications integrate Network+ into their curriculums. Microsoft added CompTIA Network+ certication into their Microsoft Certied Systems Administrator (MCSA) program, and other corporations such as Novell, Cisco, HP, Lotus and 3Com also recognize CompTIA Network+ as part of their certication tracks. Technical Role Examples: Network Support Engineer, Network Administrator, Systems Administrator or Network Technician.

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You either have IT, or you dont!

PC AGEs scientically validated Computer Aptitude Test (CAT) can tell if you qualify for a computer career Why take CAT? Take this self-assessment test to nd out if you have the aptitude to become a successful computer or IT (Information Technology) professional. What is CAT? is test was designed to measure your aptitude for working with computers. is means that it will show how well you can follow instructions, obey rules and procedures, and solve problems. It has nothing to do with how much you know about computers, so if youre new to them, dont worry! You might still do very well on this test.

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CompTIA Network+ Certication

CompTIA Security+ Certication

CompTIA Security+ Certication tests the security knowledge mastery of an individual with two years on-the-job networking experience, with emphasis on security. It covers industry-wide topics, including communication security, infrastructure security, cryptography, access control, authentication, external attack and operational and organization security. Security+ is an elective or prerequisite to advanced security certications. CompTIA Security+ is an international, vendor-neutral certication that proves competency in system security, network infrastructure, access control and organizational security. is course gives students the knowledge and skills to design, implement, administer and troubleshoot network security and prepares students for CompTIA Security+ exam SYO-201. Major organizations that employ CompTIA Security+ certied sta include Booz Allen Hamilton, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Motorola, Symantec, Telstra, Hitachi, Ricoh, Lockheed Martin, Unisys, Hilton Hotels Corp., General Mills, the U.S. Navy, Army, Air Force and Marines. Technical Role Examples: Network Security Administrator, Security Specialist or Network Security Technician.

What does CAT measure? is test measures your analytical and problem-solving skills. It also measures how logically you think, how much attention you pay to details, and how closely you follow rules. ese skills are required for computer professions such as Systems Analyst, Programmer, Network Manager, Network Engineer, Network Administrator, and PC/Network Technician. ese are not the only skills needed for these positions. As with other professions, you also need motivation, integrity, productivity, and the ability to communicate, work in a team, follow instructions, and manage your time. is test measures your natural aptitude for computers and problemsolving. It does not test your other abilities (creativity, for example.) What does Star Ledger say about CAT? Experts at PC AGE, a computer training school in Edison [and Jersey City], have theories on the problems and solutions regarding the IT shortage. e key, then is determining whether an individual is well suited for IT before he or she actually begins the training process An aptitude test, properly designed, can indicate the IT level that is best suited for an individual. Star Ledger, August 11, 1999. Call 888-722-4360 to take PC AGEs scientically validated computer aptitude test at our Jersey City, Edison or Parsippany locations. Try a sample test at ComputerAptitude.com

Microsoft Certied IT Professional (MCITP)

e Microsoft Certied IT Professional (MCITP) credential provides the ideal way to demonstrate abilities to use Windows Server 2008 to excel in a specic, market-relevant job role. Microsoft oers two paths, each builds on MCTS (Microsoft Certied Technical Specialist) prerequisites and is relevant to professional roles in todays IT marketplace: MCITP: Server Administrator and MCITP: Enterprise Administrator. e strength of Windows Server in the market today indicates that demand for related IT expertise will continue for years to come. e best way to demonstrate expert skills on Windows Server 2008 is by earning the Microsoft Certied Information Technology Professional (MCITP) credentials. Technical Role Examples: Network Administrator, Network Engineer, Systems Engineer, Computer/Network Support Specialist, Network/Security Administrator

Nawab says her training paid o. Now Im a consultant working at Lucent Technologies as a network administrator, she said. And Im billing out at $55 to $58 dollars an hour.

The Star Ledger

A newly arrived immigrant [student] ... graduated last fall [from PC AGE] and was recently hired by UPS in Mahwah to keep their national computer network running. I have a very good job, said [student], who is 23 and makes $55,000 a year. The Record We service the Fortune 500 companies and weve used a number of PC AGE graduates, he said. ey appear to get a very good overview of computer skills, much broader than what any other schools oer. For the most part, weve been very satised with the students that came out of PC AGE. The Star Ledger It is that dedication to a specic goal, certication by Microsoft, that makes PC AGE unique in its mission. Home News Tribune

Cisco Certied Network Associate - CCNA Certication

e Cisco CCNA network associate certication validates the ability to install, congure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size routed and switched networks, including implementation and verication of connections to remote sites in a Wide Area Network (WAN.) is curriculum includes basic mitigation of security threats, introduction to wireless networking concepts and terminology, and performance-based skills. Technical Role Examples: Internetwork Engineer, LAN/WAN Engineer

Degree From

omas Edison State College

By focusing on industry certications and creating an articulation agreement with omas Edison State College (TESC), PC AGE oers a career-focused, hands-on oriented and regionally accredited college degree to its students through TESC. Up to 39 of credits earned at PC AGE can be transferred towards an Associates/Bachelors degree from TESC. Students have to take only 7 general education courses (21credits) to earn their AS degree. Six of 21 credits can be earned by just passing the exams.

8 REASONS TO CHOOSE PC AGE FOR YOUR COMPUTER CAREER

8 Computer Aptitude Test PC AGEs exclusive assessment determines if a career in computers is right for you. You dont need to know about computers-the test measures your ability to follow instructions, think analytically, solve problems and pay attention to details. Know before you enroll. 7 Financial Aid PC AGE is an accredited and Title IV eligible institute. Federal financial aid is available for students who qualify. 6 Three Convenient Locations: Jersey City, Edison and Parsippany. 5 Job Placement Assistance Our full-time placement staff is there every step of the way to assist you in finding the right job. 4 Smaller Class Sizes On average, our classes are no larger than 16-24 students so you get personal attention. One-onone tutoring is also available to students who need extra help and students have option to repeat a course at no charge. 3 Hands-On Training by Certified Instructors With the help of certified instructors, youll learn by doing in our hands-on classroom and lab environment. Its a result driven curriculum and an education for career success. 2 Degree Readiness Up to 39 credits earned through PC AGE can be applied toward an Associates or Bachelors Degree from Thomas Edison State College. You only need 21 more credits (7 General Education courses) to complete your Associates degree. 1 High Paying IT Career in Less Than a Year We help you start a high paying IT career as a CompTIA, Microsoft and Cisco certified Internetwork Engineer in one year or less. Employers prefer certified people for a highly specialized workplace.

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2815 Kennedy Blvd. 3rd Floor Jersey City, NJ 07306

Jersey City Campus

201.761.0144

1259 Route 46 East Building 4c, 2nd floor Parsippany, NJ 07054

Parsippany Campus
973.588.4712

145 Talmadge Road, Suite 19 Edison, NJ 08817

Edison Campus
732.287.3622

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