Earning Continuing Education credits is a great way to work toward recertification and learn something new at the same time.
Keep your certifications active! With more ways than ever to recertify, you can start on your path toward recertification as soon as you’re ready.
Track your certification status in the Cisco Certification Tracking System.
At Learn with Cisco Centralized Support, you can search for FAQs by keyword or browse popular questions and answers.
Go to Learn with Cisco Centralized Support, log in with your Cisco account and password, select My Cases and Open a Case.
Go to Learn with Cisco Centralized Support, log in with your Cisco account and password, select My Cases, and make your changes.
View answers to common questions about the online, proctored certification exam testing experience.
You can usually schedule an exam up to six weeks in advance and as late as the same day.
Pricing varies by exam type. Look for the exam you want to take in the following table.
| Level | Exam | Price in $ USD, plus tax |
| Entry level exams | Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST Cybersecurity) Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST Networking) | $125 |
| Associate-level exams | Cisco Certified Network Associate: Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (200-301 CCNA) CCNA Cybersecurity: Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals (200-201 CCNACBR) CCNA Automation: Automating Networks Using Cisco Platforms (200-901 CCNAAUTO) | $300 |
| Professional-level exams | CCNP core exam (350-xxx) | $400 |
| CCNP concentration exams (300-xxx) | $300 | |
| Expert-level exams | CCDE Written Exam (400-007) | $450 |
| CCIE Lab and CCDE Practical exams at testing facilities | $1,600 | |
| CCIE Cisco Kit Mobile Lab Exam | $1,900 | |
| CCIE BYOD Mobile Lab Exam | $1,600 | |
| Specialist-level exams | Specialist Certification exams (500-xxx) | $300 |
| Business Specialist Written Level 2 exams (820-xxx) | $250 | |
| Channel Partner exams | Sales Readiness exams (500-xxx) (700-xxx) | $80 |
Visit Pearson VUE for an expanded list of countries, currency, and exams.
Pearson VUE administers all Cisco exams except CCIE lab exams. Pearson VUE offers two ways to pay for an exam:
CCIE Lab exam payment, cost and registration information is found on our CCIE Book Your Exam resource page.
Cisco customers and learning partners can redeem their Cisco Learning Credits for certification exam vouchers.
Join over 1.2 million learners at the Cisco Learning Network community. Get advice from alumni, connect with your peers, and access IT training resources for all Cisco certifications: practice tests, webinars and training videos, just to name a few.
Within 24 hours of passing your certification exam, you’ll receive an email with details on next steps. You must complete the steps in the email to trigger the fulfillment process.
Once you are certified and you have completed the fulfillment process, you’ll receive a certification kit, including:
For information about the CCIE/CCDE certification kit, please visit the Cisco Expert Level Benefits page.
For most exams, you’ll need to wait a period of 5 calendar days, beginning the day after you’ve taken the exam before retaking the same exam.
For CCIE or CCDE written exams, specifically, you’ll need to wait for a period of 15 calendar days, beginning the day after you’ve taken the exam before retaking the same exam.
The Cisco Certification Tracking System records your exam and certification status. Keep your contact information up to date to receive notifications about your certification.
There are two pathways you can take to keep your certification active. You can:
Even after an exam is retired, active certifications based on that exam will remain valid until their individual expiration dates. Retired exams will no longer be available for certifying or recertifying.
