Is Cisco U. Truly "Student-Obsessed" / courses (wireless) / 2026 cost structure is ridiculous!
If you are considering pursuing the updated CCNP Wireless path through to CCIE Wireless with a desire to use Cisco U., it is incredibly difficult to see how this is an efficient or student-friendly model
Context, path:
1/ WLFNDU $800 (180 days access)
2/ 350-101 WLCOR $900 (180 days access) [New Core Exam]
3/ 300-120 WLSI $800 (180 days access) [Updated from ENWLSI]
4/ 300-110 WLSD $800 (180 days access) [Updated from ENWLSD]
Cisco in 2026 is asking self-funded students to drop $800 to $900 per course for a restrictive 180 days of access. Really?
Why is the duration so artificially short? At those prices, access should be at least 365 days—if not lifetime—to accommodate professionals studying while working full-time. Alternatively, the price should drop drastically to align with modern IT subscription models.
Worse, you cannot preview a single module before plunking down $800+. You have to pay blindly, only to hope the style, lab delivery, and content formatting actually suit your learning style.
Not every company expenses training, and not every employer is willing to invest in advanced staff development.
By keeping their individual digital course pricing rigid and rooted in a legacy, enterprise-paid cost structure, Cisco is pricing out the very community trying to keep up with their technology. If Cisco U. wants to claim it's modern and student-obsessed, it needs to stop treating self-funded engineers like corporate procurement departments.
Anyone pursuing Wireless over the next few months ping me. Thanks