Our current networking lab facilities are grossly overextended.  There are already over 40 contact hours a week scheduled in our single Networking Lab.  We are also working with CAPE to start a Cisco Certified Networking Academy to provide training for the Cisco CCNA certification.  Since such training will also require the use of this laboratory equipment, this will serve to exacerbate our existing scheduling woes.  With the addition of more PTECH students and our CAPE CCNA plans, we require additional lab space and resources if we are to continue to offer sufficient class sections to accommodate our expanding set of students.  Ideally, we would like to build a new networking laboratory space in Newburgh to serve these goals.  This would allow us to expand our course offerings at the Newburgh campus.  Currently we only offer introductory classes such as Computer Literacy, Applications, and HTML at Newburgh.  However, with a network lab there, we could begin to offer the Cybersecurity and Networking course sequences at the Newburgh campus.

A detailed summary of costs is described in the Resources tab.  Note that some of items may qualify to be purchased at a significant discount via Cisco Networking Academy lab "bundles."  We are currently seeking funding for this initiative.  Since we are embarking upon this as a joint venture with CAPE, we are working with Pete Soscia and David Kohn to identify potential funding sources.

NOTE:  due to the nature of the material being taught, our current networking laboratory in Middletown is on a subnet isolated from the remainder of the campus LAN.  It might be prudent to consider a similar arrangement at the Newburgh campus.