Start Your Learning Journey
Academic Alliance program members - students, faculty, and IT staff at participating institutions - can access training in Splunk and Cisco Networking courses at no cost. Whether you are starting with the platform, security, or networking, the program provides flexible learning paths to help you build valuable, career-ready skills.
Foundational Platform Courses
This no-cost program for students, faculty and staff includes:Start with Foundational courses to learn how the Splunk platform works, including searching, analyzing, and visualizing data. Learners receive 12 months of access to eLearning content and multiple lab attempts, building core platform skills that prepare them for more advanced security and operational training.
Intermediate Security Courses
Intermediate courses focus on applying Splunk in cybersecurity environments such as Security Operations Centers, detection engineering, and incident response. These courses include hands-on labs, helping learners develop practical security skills using real-world scenarios and data.
Intermediate Networking Courses
Through Cisco Networking courses, learners apply their data skills to the networking domain. You will learn how networks operate, how data—and malware—move across networks, and how to configure and monitor a basic network environment.
