CompTIA offers special pricing to Microsoft IT Academy students.

CompTIA offers special pricing to Microsoft IT Academy students. In January, CompTIA announced that Microsoft IT Academy students inNorth America North America,third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. may now receive special pricing for CompTIA A+certification See CompTIA. exams. According to according toprep.1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.2. In keeping with: according to instructions.3. CompTIA, through this alliance,Microsoft IT Academy students will be able to prepare for laterMicrosoft training and certification by beginning with CompTIA A+foundation-level IT service and support certification at a reduced cost.CompTIA A+ certifies knowledge mastery of computer hardware andoperating systems equivalent to 500 hours of hands-on experience as acomputer technician and is recognized by companies worldwide. Microsoft accepts CompTIA A+, Network+ and Server+ certificationsas electives toward its own Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer See Microsoft certification. andMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator certifications, and CompTIAnotes that the alliance makes it easier for students to get started onthat path. For more information about this and other resources from CompTIA,which is a member of the ACTE ACTE Association for Career and Technical Education (formerly American Vocational Association)ACTE Association of Corporate Travel ExecutivesACTE Approvals Committee for Terminal EquipmentACTE Anodal Closure Tetanus Business-Education Partnership, visitwww.comptia.org.