Partnership
Cisco Networking Academy and ACLAS
Cisco Networking Academy — Digital Skills Education Network. What the ACLAS partnership covers, and what it does not.
Key points
Cisco Networking Academy
- ACLAS is an official Cisco Networking Academy and is listed in Cisco's public Academy Locator.
- Listed academy name: Atlanta College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; listing type: Cisco Networking Academy.
- Provides access to selected Cisco Networking Academy learning pathways as a technical layer alongside ACLAS programmes.
- Technology areas: networking and IT support; cybersecurity; programming and Python; AI and data science; IoT and digital transformation.
- Cisco-issued completion records or badges come from NetAcad where eligible, not from ACLAS.
- Source states this is not degree or institutional accreditation and not authorisation to issue Cisco certifications.
At a glance
Details
Primary source
In the college's own words
These statements are reproduced verbatim from aclas.college, because they are legal or regulatory in nature and paraphrasing them would change their meaning.
QuotedThis relationship is not Cisco institutional accreditation, degree accreditation, or authorization to issue Cisco certifications independently.
QuotedACLAS is an official Cisco Networking Academy and can provide access to selected Cisco Networking Academy learning pathways.
QuotedCisco course recognition, badges, or completion records should come through Cisco NetAcad where eligible, not through ACLAS-created substitutes.
Questions
Common questions
What applicants ask about cisco networking academy.
Is ACLAS a Cisco Networking Academy?
Yes — listed in the Cisco Networking Academy Academy Locator as Atlanta College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Does Cisco accredit ACLAS degrees?
No. The source states it is a digital skills education relationship and must not be described as degree or institutional accreditation.
How can someone verify the relationship?
Search for Atlanta College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in Cisco Networking Academy's public Academy Locator.
Where to next
More about Cisco Networking Academy
Partnership enquiries go to pr@aclas.college. Accreditation questions are answered on the accreditation page.