Microsoft IT Professional Certifications

The Microsoft IT Academy Program  is a designed to allow accredited academic institution to deliver to students a premium education on cutting-edge Microsoft® technologies.  The training delivered by Academies through the Microsoft IT Academy Program prepares students for rigorous Microsoft certification exams and for career opportunities as Network Administrators, Technical Support Specialists, Software/Hardware Developers, Design Engineers, and Office Specialists.   As a Microsoft IT Academy you will use Microsoft approved Curriculum in all your Microsoft courses.  This curriculum was approved by the  Microsoft product groups that support the certification exam process.

Blended Learning - New

"Blended learning" refers to a  new approach to learning that incorporates both online and face-to-face elements and using a mix of formats, media and experiences so that the best approach can be used for each part of the learning solution. Students will have access to Microsoft's Web-based courses to supplement their classroom studies.

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Microsoft Certification Training On Campus

At the present time the Center for Business and Technology (CBT) only offers the MCDST Certification as an Instructor-led course on campus

ZMSC-032 Microsoft Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) Certification (36 hours) (instructor-led) (on campus)
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This course provides individuals who are new to Microsoft Windows XP with the knowledge and skills necessary to troubleshoot basic problems end users will face while running Microsoft Windows XP Professional in an Active Directory network environment, or Windows XP Home edition in a workgroup environment.

Microsoft Certification Training Off Campus

CBT offers a variety of Courses through a Partnership with another training provider.  here is a list of courses available, call CBT for current pricing and scheduling.

 MICROSOFT SERVER 2003 & 2008

  • M2199: Jumpstart: Active Directory Fundamentals
  • M2273: Managing and Maintaining a MS Windows Server 2003 Environment
  • M2274: Managing a MS Windows Server 2003 Environment
  • M2275: Maintaining a MS Windows Server 2003Environment
  • M2276: Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts
  • M2277: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a MS Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Services
  • M2278: Planning and Maintaining a MS Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
  • M2279: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a MS Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
  • M2282: Designing a MS Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure
  • M6416: Updating Your Network Infrastructure and Active Directory Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008
  • M6417: Updating Your Application Platform Technology Skills to Windows Server 2008
  • M6418: Deploying Windows Server 2008
  • M6421: Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
  • M6422: Implementing and Managing Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
  • M6424: Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
  • M6427: Configuring and Troubleshooting Internet Information Services in Windows Server 2008
  • M6428: Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services
  • M6434: Automating Windows Server 2008 Administration with Windows PowerShell*
  • M6438: Implementing and Administering Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 in Windows Server 2008

MICROSOFT SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT SERVER 2003 

  • M2596: Managing MS Systems Management Server 2003
  • M2597: Planning and Deploying Microsoft Systems Management Server

MICROSOFT WINDOWS VISTA

  • M5105: Deploying MS Windows Vista Business Desktops
  • M5115: Installing and Configuring the Windows Vista Operating System
  • M5116: Configuring Windows Vista Mobile and Computing Applications

MICROSOFT EXCHANGE SERVER 2003 & 2007 

  • M2011: Troubleshooting MS Exchange Server 2003
  • M2400: Implementing and Managing MS Exchange Server 2003
  • M3938: Updating Skills from MS Exchange 2000 Server or Server 2003 to MS Exchange Server 2007
  • M5047: Introduction to Installing and Managing MS Exchange Server 2007 SP1
  • M5049: Managing Security Using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
  • M5050: Recovering Messaging Servers and Databases Using Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
  • M5051: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
  • M5054: Designing a High Availability Messaging Solution Using MS Exchange Server 2007

  MICROSOFT SECURITY

  • M2821: Designing and $1800 Managing a Windows Public Key Infrastructure
  • M2823: Implementing and $2250 Administering Security in a Windows Server 2003
  • M2824:  Implementing MS Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004

 MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT / INFOPATH

  • ADUSPS: Using MS SharePoint Services 3.0
  • ADAMOSS07: Using MS SharePoint Server 2007
  • M5060: Implementing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
  • M5061: Implementing MS Office SharePoint Server 2007
  • SPD07FUND: SharePoint Designer 2007: Fundamentals
  • SPD07ADV: SharePoint Designer 2007: Advanced
  • M2030: Creating Reporting Solutions Using SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services

MICROSOFT SQL SERVER

  • M2071: Querying SQL Server 2000 with Transact SQL
  • M2072: Administering a SQL Server 2000 Database
  • M2073: Programming a SQL Server 2000 Database
  • M2779: Implementing a SQL Server 2005 Database
  • M2780: Maintaining a SQL Server 2005 Database
  • M2782: Designing SQL Server 2005 Databases
  • M2783: Designing the Data Tier for SQL Server 2005
  • M2786: Designing SQL Server 2005 Infrastructure and Services
  • M2789: Administering and Automating MS SQL Server 2005 Databases and Servers
  • M2790: Troubleshooting and Optimizing Database Servers Using MS SQL Server 2005
  • M2792: Implementing and Maintaining MS SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
  • M2793: Implementing and Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
  • M50027: Querying and Processing SQL Server Data Using Microsoft SQL Server
  • M6158: Updating Your SQL 2005 Skills to SQL Server 2008
  • M6231: Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database
  • M6232: Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database
  • M6234: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services
  • M6235: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services
  • M6236: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services

MICROSOFT .NET / DEVELOPER  

  • M2124: Programming with C#
  • M2310: Developing Web  Applications Using Visual Studio 2008
  • M2311: Advanced Web Application Development Using Microsoft ASP .NET
  • M2349: Programming with MS .NET Framework (Visual C# .NET)
  • M2362: Deploying MS. NET Applications for Systems Engineers
  • M2373: Programming with MS Visual Basic .NET
  • M2389: Programming with MS ADO .NET
  • M2415: Programming with the MS .NET Framework (VB .NET)
  • M2433: MS Visual Basic Scripting Edition and MS Win Script Host Essentials
  • M2439: Scripting MS Windows Management Instrumentation
  • M2524: Developing XML Web Services Using MS ASP .NET
  • M2541: Core Data Access with MS Visual Studio 2005
  • M2542: Advanced Data Access w/ MS Visual Studio 2005
  • M2543: Core Web Application Technologies with MS VisualStudio 2005
  • M2544: Advanced Web Application Technologies with MS Visual Studio 2005
  • M2546: Core Window Forms Technologies with MS Visual Studio 2005
  • M2547: Advanced Window Forms Technologies with MS Visual Studio 2005
  • M2548: Core Distributed Application Development with MS Visual Studio 2005
  • M2559: Introduction to MS Visual Basic .NET Programming with MS .NET
  • M2565: Developing MS .NET Apps for Windows (VB .NET)
  • M2663: Programming with XML in the MS .NET Framework
  • M4994: Introduction to Programming Microsoft .NET Framework Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio
  • M4995: Programming with XML in the MS .NET Framework Using MS Visual Studio 2005
  • M6215: Implementing and Administering Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server
  • M2956: Core Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Development
  • M2957: Advanced Foundations of Microsoft .NET 2.0 Development
  • M6214: Effective Team Development Using Microsoft Visual Studio Team System
  • M6460: Visual Studio 2008: Windows Presentation Foundation
  • M6461: Visual Studio 2008: Windows Communication Foundation
  • M6462: Visual Studio 2008: Windows Workflow Foundation
  • M6463: Visual Studio 2008:  ASP .NET 3.5
  • M6464: Visual Studio 2008: ADO .NET 3.5

MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC WITH ACCESS/EXCEL

  • VBA for Access, 2003
  • Advanced VBA for Access, 2003
  • VBA for Excel, 2003

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