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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I looked into this for my graduating class at the beginning of last year, when I was doing my internship at the Carroll center. I got a lot of push back, because people have taken these cert tests on other online platforms, for free, or at least not $7,500. This was almost 2 years ago, and the Apex program was very new. The other questions I was asked:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Was Apex really putting blind people in the high paying jobs they said they were, and were the numbers of successful job placements as high as they were touting? I would love to know what states have signed onto the program since then, and what the numbers look like now.<o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Westbrook via NFBCS<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 10, 2024 3:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List <nfbcs@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Chris Westbrook <westbchris@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBCS] NETWORK+ AND SECURITY+ EXAM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am a former programmer looking for work at the moment. I am looking to do something different but still in IT. I have recently heard about novacoast and the apex program, which trains blind, disabled, and veterans to be network+ and security+ certified. Has anyone gone through this program? Are these good certs to have to get into a career of cybersecurity? The tuition is $7,500, with the possibility of rehab helping to cover at least some of it. I just want to make sure I'm doing the right thing as much as I possibly can. Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>