Start with Real IT Skills
Students begin with hardware, operating systems, troubleshooting, and hands-on lab work that builds the foundation for everything else in the program.
Rhode Island’s Premier IT Academy
Real skills. Real certifications. Real careers. A premier Rhode Island pathway for future IT professionals. Students gain hands-on experience with hardware, networking, cybersecurity, troubleshooting, and live web projects.
Welcome to Your Future!
What Students Learn
This program is built around real information technology work. Students don’t just read about computers and networks — they build them, troubleshoot them, secure them, and manage the systems businesses rely on every day.
Instruction focuses on career-ready technology skills, certification preparation, and practical experience that supports both college and direct workforce pathways.
VIEW CERTIFICATIONSWhy This Program Stands Out
While many schools chase trends, this program focuses on the technology careers that actually power organizations: IT support, infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity, and systems administration.
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Hands-on labs with real hardware and networking equipment
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Industry certification preparation built into the pathway
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Live student sites, esports, and real technical projects
Certifications
Students earn certifications throughout the program, not just at the end. Smaller class sizes, a daily 3-hour block, real lab equipment, and industry-led instruction give students more time to prepare, practice, and pass.
What students earn
Tech+, A+, Network+, Security+, Client Pro, OSHA 10, CompTIA competencies, and Cisco NetAcad certificates.
Possible college value
Some colleges may award prior learning credit or course substitutions for recognized certifications.
Yearly Certification Path
Students earn credentials year after year instead of waiting until senior year.
More Time to Prepare
Daily 3-hour sessions create more room for labs, review, troubleshooting, and test prep.
College and Career Value
These certifications can strengthen college applications and may support course credit at some schools.
A Typical Week
On the job and in the classroom. Students work on real hardware, real networking gear, live esports production, and collaborative lab experiences that build usable technical skills.
Networking
Hands-On Cabling & Switching
Students learn by patching, tracing, testing, and working directly on live rack and switching equipment instead of only reading about it.
Esports & Media
Live Streaming & Production
Students build communication, broadcasting, and event-production skills through real esports coverage, commentary, and streaming workflows.
Hardware
Repair, Rebuild, Troubleshoot
Students open systems, identify components, diagnose problems, and build the confidence that comes from working directly inside real machines.
Infrastructure
Real Lab Equipment
The program uses actual rack gear, power management, storage, and network infrastructure so students see what modern IT environments really look like.
Team Labs
Collaboration in the Rack Room
Students solve problems together, communicate through technical tasks, and learn how IT work actually happens in team-based environments.
Program Culture
Engagement That Builds Momentum
The classroom is built to keep students involved, connected, and invested while they develop technical, communication, and career-ready skills.
Student Portfolios
Where This Program Can Take You
Students start with real IT fundamentals, grow into networking and cybersecurity, and earn pro level certifications that carry value beyond high school.
Networking & Cybersecurity
As students grow, they move into switching, routing, cabling, security awareness, and the technical problem-solving skills modern IT roles depend on.
Certifications That Matter
Students work toward industry-recognized certifications throughout the program, earning pro level credentials before graduation that support both college and career pathways.
See What This Program Is Building
Admissions
Open to Rhode Island students in grades 10–12
Toll Gate and Pilgrim students may begin through our exploratory program.
Students from across Rhode Island can apply
Through the state’s Career & Technical Education system, students may attend regardless of home district, based on availability.