How to find red hat academy partners and become a student

[williamblair333]

As title indicates, I want to take structured training that'd last around 8 weeks to train me to become a good Red Hat Administrator and get certified RHCSA.  I don't know who to reach out to.  My community college cancelled the program right as I finished my Linux+ and was about to sign up for the two rhcsa courses.  They cited lack of interest. 

I'm not happy.  Thank you for your precious time, attention and wisdom. 

[MikeFuszner]

Where do you live? I'm sure there's an academy somewhere near you. 

[VantakulaYamini]

Hi William,

Thank you for reaching out!

To become a Red Hat Academy student, you must enroll through an educational
institution that is an official Red Hat Academy (RHA) partner. Individual
students cannot directly join the Academy unless their college or training
institute is already partnered with Red Hat.

Here are the options you can try:

1. Check nearby colleges or universities to see if they are Red Hat Academy
partners.


2. Contact institutions listed in the Red Hat Academy Talent Network, as
some of them offer RHA courses to enrolled students.


3. If your community college ended their program, you may ask them whether
they can re-activate their RHA partnership in the future.


4. You can also explore authorized Red Hat training partners (not RHA) who
provide RHCSA training, though those are paid options.



If you want, I can help you look up nearby Red Hat Academy partners or
alternatives for RHCSA training.

Hope this helps, and wishing you the best on your path to RHCSA
certification!

Regards,
Yamini

[TudorRaduta]

I’m looping in @KellyBarley, our North America program manager. If you can share the name of your school, that would help us understand the situation better.
In cases like yours, we can sometimes enable a self-paced video option so you can keep moving forward at your own rhythm. Your instructor would still need to create the class and enroll you, and I’m sure Kelly can help open that conversation.
And while you go through the course, you can always count on this community for support. You’re not doing this alone.