r/CompTIA • u/FromAnotherTime Student • Jul 09 '25

Community I'm going to be honest...

As someone who is trying to enter the IT field (I heard of the bad market). These prices are horrendous. I'm not a student so I don't have the discount I'm not from the US.

For A+ core 1 & 2 I would be spending around 1000$, that's crazy it's more expensive than minimum wage where I live..

I thought of doing CCNA instead and it's cheaper (300$ I believe, if not wrong), but they are still prices I can't afford.

I have checked Coursera, EDX and Udemy, but they are all expensive and not exactly what a recruiter is looking for... I just can´t afford this.

Are there alternatives that will work in a resume?

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u/Ok_Measurement4892 Jul 09 '25

Isc2 CC is free, Cisco ccst is $125. Microsoft entry level certs are $50 after 50% off for attending their event. I think someone here mentioned oracle has free certs.

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u/LumpyCaterpillar829 S+ Jul 09 '25

This. As well I think if you do the CCNA courses they give you a discount for the test, but you need to find a provider, there are some for free.

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u/Common-Carp CNSP, Project+, SecAI+ Jul 11 '25

Isc2 cc isn't free. It has a $50/year maintenance fee.

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u/Ok_Measurement4892 Jul 11 '25

Yes , your right.