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College of DuPage CIT student Jacob Huebner got an internship opportunity that few manage – he was an intern right in the CompTIA home office. Not only did he get CompTIA Network+ certified, he got an inside view into what he has to look forward to in his future IT career.

Sept. 12 is National Video Games Day, and we’re celebrating the longstanding connection between the IT world and the video gaming world with this list of seven arcade classic arcade games, and the CompTIA certifications with which they most closely match up.

A dedicated IT professional by day and an online gamer in his free time, Chelin Sampson is always thinking about building his stats. In his career, this mindset has allowed him to move quickly through the IT ranks at an international software testing company. CompTIA certifications have been a prime tool of his career ascent – some of his most powerful power-ups.

Brandman University, part of the Chapman University System, has for decades been helping adult learners navigate such difficulties and amass credentials that allow them to jump quickly into the job market.

Ed Baker, technical evangelist at Microsoft UK, has kept a busy schedule of trainings for numerous different organizations and audiences for years. A holder of multiple CompTIA certifications, he advises those in IT at every level to never stop learning. The story of his career shows how it’s done.

In her year-long cybersecurity course at McKinley Technology High School in Washington, D.C., Melanie Wiscount teaches her students a real-world understanding of the ever-changing world of cybersecurity – and helps them get the career endorsement of CompTIA Security+ certification.

Brian Richards and Tenette Prevatte – two long-time IT pros – have seen big changes in the day-to-day work of a server administrator, and as subject matter experts for the CompTIA Server+ exam, they’re making sure CompTIA certified pros are set up to handle them.

The small mountain country of Lesotho, which is surrounded entirely by South Africa, faces both the economic and technological challenges of a developing country. The career of IT professional Ramakopoi Seeiso shows that CompTIA certification, along with passion and enthusiasm for technology, play a critical role in the nation meeting these challenges.

Jacob Brady, sales engineer at NetScout, spent eight years in the Marine Corps. His experience working on military networks, and his CompTIA certifications, set him on the path to a successful civilian IT career. Since then he hasn’t stopped building his skills, his career and his certifications for a second.

Helping to bridge the gap between the economically disenfranchised of Toronto and the city’s IT economy, NPower Canada provides free IT education to give hardworking young people a foot in the door. With CompTIA A+ in the curriculum, the organization has an impressive student success rate that keeps growing.