CompTIA A+
Certificate of Specialization (CS)
Offered through School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
@ Florissant Valley | Forest Park
The CompTIA A+ Certification prepares students for the two required exams (hardware and software) that make up the CompTIA A+ certification.
Required Courses
The recommended academic plan blends general education requirements with options for areas of concentration to ensure students get the most out of their certificate or degree.
This certificate program is closely associated with the CompTIA A+ and Security+ program, and the IT Help Desk/End User Support program.
Overview
The courses in the program provide a combination of online, distance learning and intensive, classroom-based, hands-on skills development. The demonstration of hands-on skills is critical to employers.
Students who complete the program are prepared for entry-level employment technical interviews as well as a variety of industry certification exams, such as:
- CompTIA A+
The CompTIA A+ certification prepares students for the two required exams (hardware and software) that make up the CompTIA A+ certification.
This certificate of specialization is a stackable component of the CompTIA A+ and Security+ Certificate of Specialization and the IT Help Desk/End User Support Certificate of Specialization.
Important qualities of CompTIA A+ Personnel
- Customer-service skills. Computer support specialists must be patient and sympathetic. They often help people who are frustrated with the software or hardware they are trying to use.
- Listening skills. Support workers must be able to understand the problems that their customers are describing and know when to ask questions to clarify the situation.
- Problem-solving skills. Support workers must identify both simple and complex computer problems, analyze them, and solve them.
- Speaking skills. Support workers must describe the solutions to computer problems in a way that a nontechnical person can understand.
- Writing skills. Strong writing skills are useful for preparing instructions and email responses for employees and customers, as well as for real-time web chat interactions.
Students
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Faculty and Staff
St. Louis Community College expands minds and changes lives every day by offering high-quality educational experiences leading to degrees, certificates, employment, university transfer, and life-long learning.
Hands on Learning
The courses in the program provide a combination of online, distance learning and intensive, classroom-based, hands-on skills development. The demonstration of hands-on skills is critical to employers.
Work Ready
Students who complete the program are prepared for entry-level employment technical interviews as well as a variety of industry certification exams, such as: CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ and CompTIA Security+.
Cost of Attendance
For more information on cost of attendance visit MoSCORES.
Program Career and Salary Information
Pursuant to Missouri HB 1606 (2018), information regarding the number of credit hours, program length, employment rate, wage data, and graduates employed in careers related to their program of study at St. Louis Community College can be found at https://scorecard.mo.gov/. Search using School / Program “St. Louis Community College” and choose the degree or credential type of interest.
The following limitations to the data apply - Information provided is based on the most recent cohorts available. Typically, most recent cohorts for wage and completion data are six years prior to the current academic year. Time to complete a program of study varies depending on the number of credit hours students earn per semester.
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