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A primary concern for businesses is ensuring that workstations and personal computers are dependable. Businesses face time and market pressures that force greater technological efficiency. Knowledgeable customers demand more and better products at a faster pace. To remain competitive, computer systems must be running correctly, making the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) one of the most sought after and premier Microsoft certifications available. Kaplan Continuing Education offers Web-based training designed to help you prepare for the MCSE certification exam.*


If you are interested in designing and implementing information technology systems, the MCSE Certificate program may be right for you. Our Web-based MCSE training program teaches you to design and implement systems for business structure, analyze IT network environments, and manage users and resources. You could maximize your worth to your company by achieving MCSE certification,* and you may have the opportunity to advance your career.†

 Imagine What You Can Do 

  • Initiate

  • Support complex networking infrastructures and business applications.

  • Plan

  • Identify the problems in an infrastructure and design solutions.

  • Execute

  • Design and implement Microsoft Windows server solutions and architectures in mid- to large-sized companies.

  • Close

  • Formally solve all problems in the network, ensuring organizational goals can be met in a timely and correct manner.

 Imagine Where You Can Apply 

Today, multibillion-dollar corporations, government agencies, small companies, and nonprofit organizations alike utilize systems engineers with Microsoft certifications. The business realities of global competition, emerging technologies, and increased customer demands have increased the value of Microsoft certified systems engineers. Microsoft certification programs have impacted the way that employers could recruit you as an IT professional and the way that they may reward and promote employees. It is increasingly important to have the relevant certification for the job that you do at the moment, as well as the job that you want to do in the future. Our Web-based MCSE training program is designed to put you on the right track toward certification* and help you become an in-demand professional.†


System engineers with a Microsoft certification and 1 to 4 years of experience earn an average of $52,145 annually. Microsoft certified systems engineers with 10 to 19 years of experience may earn $79,616.‡ Median annual earnings of a Microsoft certified systems engineer is about $43,122.§

 Is This Program Right For Me? 

The MCSE Certificate program is ideally suited for systems engineers, technical support engineers, systems and network analysts, and technical consultants with the following experience:


  • CompTIA A+ certification or equivalent knowledge and skills. This includes detailed knowledge in personal computer components, laptop and portable devices, operating systems, printers and scanners, networks, security, safety and environmental issues, and communication and professionalism. For more details, visit www.comptia.org.

  • CompTIA Network+ certification or equivalent knowledge and skills. This includes detailed knowledge in media and topologies, protocols and standards, network implementation, and network support. For more details, visit www.comptia.org.

 

Students enrolling in the MCSE Certificate program must demonstrate CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Network+ skills or equivalent knowledge through successful completion of a challenge exam or submission of both CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Network+ certifications. Students unable to satisfy this requirement must complete Kaplan Continuing Education’s Information Technology and Network Technician course. There will be no charge to the student for either the challenge exam or the Information Technology and Network Technician course.

 

The Web-based certificate program is specially designed to help prepare you for MCSE certification,* one of the most widely recognized technical certifications in the industry. By earning the premier MCSE credential, you should possess the skills needed to lead organizations in the successful design, implementation, and administration of advanced Microsoft Windows® platform and Microsoft server products. All interested applicants are encouraged to apply. Click here to view the program comparison guide.

 

Courses Include


  • Managing and Maintaining a Windows 2003 Server
  • Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
  • Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client Operating System
  • Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
  • Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
  • Designing a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure

  

For complete course descriptions, click here.

  

  

 Take the First Step 

In 12 months or less, you could be on your way to pursuing a Microsoft certification and a more rewarding career. Take the first step by calling 866.542.4042 (Toll Free) or click here for more information.

*Although certain KCE programs are designed to prepare students to take various certification or licensing exams, KCE cannot guarantee the student will pass those exams.


†Kaplan Continuing Education's (KCE) programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment in their field of study, or in related fields. However, KCE does not guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job or employed at all.


‡PayScale Salary Survey Report for Certification: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Certification=Microsoft_Certified_Systems_Engineer_(MCSE)/Salary (accessed February 2008).

§About.com: Computer Certification, Certification Salary Survey Results, http://certification.about.com/library/bl_salarysurveyresultsd.htm (accessed February 2008).