Monday, August 18, 2014

LXO-101 and LXO-102 Linux exams passed! I am a college graduate!!!

Linux + passed! College degree completed!

Yeah me! Passed the LXO-101 and LXO-102 Comptia Linux exams and I am now Linux + certified. These exams also qualified me for the LPIC-1 and Novell CSA certification. Not bad, 3 certs for the price of 1.
I submitted my test results to school and with the passing of these tests, I have completed the requirements for my Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree! It took me 3 ½ years but it was worth to achieve a goal I have always had.

WGU gives you two opportunity’s to walk, once in the summer in Utah and Atlanta in February. If I hadn’t gotten waylaid by the Java courses I could have walked in Utah in July. Everything happens for a reason and walking in Atlanta to get my degree will allow me to see my sisters and stepmom who live up there.

I am still toying with the idea of pursuing a Master’s degree in security and assurance, which would also get me a couple more certs, but not quite sure if I want to get back into that routine of studying in the evenings and weekends again.  Another negative is that I don’t get to keep my same student mentor MS Kristen. She has been a solid guiding force and I am proud to consider her a friend. I will continue to gather more certifications as they will allow me to continue my education without the long term obligation of another degree.  I just recently completed my Six Sigma White Belt certification. I am looking at the VCP (Virtualization cert) or possibly the Comptia Server + certification.

I will continue to post other things that are happening in my life, or thoughts that I feel like writing about. Right now, I am enjoying having my evenings free and catching up on my book reading.
For all of you reading about my journey, I wish you all the best in everything you do.
Until my next post, be well and do good things.


Stephen

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