The Academy of South Florida or "The Academy" is a Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center that has taught over 2,000 companies and individuals how to manage today’s networks and other critical technologies. The Academy is the #1 ranked Microsoft Partner in the State of Florida* and has recently earned the unique designation of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with competencies in Learning Solutions and Advanced Network Infrastructure. The Academy provides a full range of computer classes and certifications from beginning to advanced skills.

With a location in Sunny Miami, Florida, The Academy’s course offering includes: All Microsoft Certifications including specialized MOCs; Comptia's A+, Network +, Security + and Server +; Oracle DBA; Wireless Certification such us CWNA and CWSP just to mention a few.

The Academy also offers training courses for the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) exam and/or the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) exam. We also offer IT professionals advanced training in Windows 2003, Visual Basic Programming, .NET, and a variety of other topics.

Our entire staffs of fully certified and professional instructors has multiple certifications, such as MCSE, CNE, CNA, CCNA, CCNP, A+ and are all Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT) for the courses that they teach. Class size is limited to 8-12 students, which in turn maximizes the amount of interaction between the student and instructor. Our instructors also encourage a strong degree of participation in each session.

Why Choose The Academy?

The Academy is the only technical training center owned and operated by Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT). With over ten years experience, The Academy's experienced staff of trainers take pride in the invaluable knowledge and understanding of the IT industry that is passed on to each student.

The Academy’s focus is toward those individuals who desire to change their careers, upgrade their skills, or continue their education. Our faculty is prepared to accommodate any special needs through scheduling and individualized tutorial assistance. Our training strategy consists of teaching the basics of networking and PC repair before progressing to Microsoft and Cisco training. The Academy ensures students with a solid foundation in the networking field and prepares them for actual system and network engineering in the IT Industry.

The Academy’s goal is to properly prepare students with the real world, hands-on training needed to manage modern computer networks. The Academy offers computer-based training and hands-on network building exercises in conjunction with traditional instructor led education.

Our curriculum has been designed to include day, evening, and weekend courses, to ensure class attendance. Should students require individualized training, one-on-one tutorial sessions are available by one of our Microsoft Certified Trainers.

Whether currently attending classes or at the time of completion, there is nothing more important to us than the success of our students. That is why The Academy strives on providing Job Placement Assistance through a designated Director of Career Services, in order to provide students with the resources necessary to pursue their careers.

The Academy Highlights:

• The Academy is the #1 ranked Microsoft Gold Partner in the State of Florida as per Microsoft’s website.
• The Academy strives to be the lowest priced Microsoft Certified Computer training center in the country!
• During the month of February 2005, our certification passing rate was 91%.
• Class sizes are small, and each class is led by a senior Microsoft Trainer with at least 10 years experience!
• The Academy offers 100% financing with deferred payments for one year. In other words, you won't make a single payment until after you have the job.
• MCSE courses are taught with Microsoft Approved Curriculum.
• Instructor-led classes with fully certified Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT).
• Each Instructor holds the certification for the course they teach.
• The Academy is a Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center (CTEC) and Microsoft Gold Partner with competencies in Learning Solutions and Advanced Network Infrastructure.
• The Academy is also a CompTIA Certified Training Center.
• Each student is eligible for the Learn for Life program.
• All locations are equipped with hands on training labs, complete with unlimited practice exams.
• The Academy is also an Prometric Authorized Testing Center and VUE Authorized Testing Center.
• The Test pass Guarantee Program is available to every Academy student.
• Internships and Job placement assistance is available.
• No additional fees, books and study material are included with the class registration fee.
• There is always a trainer or test administrator onsite.
• Hours of operation are 8am to 10pm.

* Ranked number #1 in the State of Florida according to the Microsoft Website under Learning Solutions Partners.