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Hardware Support and Repair Certificate

Wake Tech Course ID: C25590HW

The Hardware Support and Repair Certificate is designed for individuals interested in acquiring advanced technical skills and knowledge to maintain and repair personal computers.

Major hands-on topics include documentation, troubleshooting techniques, PC architectures, disk drives and peripheral cards, memory management and communications devices.

Students gain skills in buying parts, upgrading, building and configuring personal computers.

The certificate is designed to prepare the student for A+ certification. A program prerequisite of CTI-120 is required.

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Estimated Tuition & Fees
$912
Locations
  • Southern Wake Campus
  • Scott Northern Wake Campus
  • RTP Campus
Total Credits
12
NOTE: Tuition listed is for in-state students. Out-of-state tuition is higher.
Tuition is set annually by the State Board of Community Colleges.
Wake Tech charges various fees in addition to tuition, and individual programs also have specific costs associated with them.

Career Outlook


  • Computer Programmer
    24390.13
    Starting Salary
    83737.13
    Median Annual Wage
    -6%
    Growth*
  • Data Warehousing Specialist
    65967.96
    Starting Salary
    129109.80
    Median Annual Wage
    11%
    Growth*
  • Computer Systems Engineer/Architect
    47896.85
    Starting Salary
    112257.90
    Median Annual Wage
    12%
    Growth*
  • Web Administrator
    47896.85
    Starting Salary
    112257.90
    Median Annual Wage
    12%
    Growth*
  • Document Management Specialist
    47896.85
    Starting Salary
    112257.90
    Median Annual Wage
    12%
    Growth*
  • Information Technology Project Manager
    47896.85
    Starting Salary
    112257.90
    Median Annual Wage
    12%
    Growth*
  • Computer User Support Specialist
    37885.43
    Starting Salary
    60160.97
    Median Annual Wage
    9%
    Growth*
  • Database Administrator
    63624.61
    Starting Salary
    117593.80
    Median Annual Wage
    12%
    Growth*
  • Information Security Analyst
    63668.01
    Starting Salary
    116392.50
    Median Annual Wage
    31%
    Growth*
  • Computer Network Support Specialist
    49280.60
    Starting Salary
    76614.97
    Median Annual Wage
    11%
    Growth*
  • Network and Computer Systems Administrator
    59939.19
    Starting Salary
    100918.70
    Median Annual Wage
    -0%
    Growth*
  • Health Informatics Specialist
    70105.81
    Starting Salary
    105663.50
    Median Annual Wage
    11%
    Growth*
  • Computer Systems Analyst
    70105.81
    Starting Salary
    105663.50
    Median Annual Wage
    11%
    Growth*
  • Computer Network Architect
    76390.97
    Starting Salary
    114648.90
    Median Annual Wage
    11%
    Growth*
  • Computer and Information Systems Manager
    102503.50
    Starting Salary
    169595.00
    Median Annual Wage
    17%
    Growth*
  • Data Entry Keyer
    28348.83
    Starting Salary
    40239.77
    Median Annual Wage
    -13%
    Growth*
  • Credit Authorizer, Checker, or Clerk
    44250.36
    Starting Salary
    55696.33
    Median Annual Wage
    3%
    Growth*
Wake County USA *Estimated job growth over 10 years.
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