8 Best Switching Courses for Beginners
We compared 8 Switching courses currently listed on Udemy and Coursera, priced from $19.99 to $199.99. 5 of them teach the subject directly and 3 are built around a certification exam. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 8
- Price range
- $19.99 – $199.99
- Providers
- Udemy, Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 8 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Udemy, Coursera, matched to "switching" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $19.99 to $199.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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IT Networking Fundamentals: Be a Computer Networking Expert
Explore the Essentials of Computer Networking: Your Pathway to Digital ConnectivityGreetings, Viewers/Readers!Updated as of 2025Your search for an entry-level exploration into Computer Networking concludes here!Course Hi...
$99.99listed price -
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Introduction to Network Automation
Offered by Cisco Learning and Certifications
Modern networks are shifting from manual CLI management to automated, API-driven operations—and this course shows you how to make that transition with confidence. Designed for network engineers, systems engineers, networ...
$49.00listed price -
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CCNA (200-301) - Network Fundamentals and Internet Protocols
Hello there,Welcome to the “ CCNA (200-301) - Network Fundamentals and Internet Protocols ” course.Cisco CCNA 200-301 Master course to help you prepare and pass Cisco's newest CCNA 200-301 exam and certification.The CCNA...
$199.99listed price -
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The Complete Networking Fundamentals Course. Your CCNA start
Welcome to the Complete Network Fundamentals Course! In this course, you will learn the technologies that keep the world as you know today connected and running. We cover both the fundamentals of networking as well as th...
$19.99listed price -
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Complete Networking Fundamentals–100% Job & Placement Course
This course serves as a general introduction for students/professional to acquire a foundation in IT Networking Fundamentals including core areas that function within a given computer network. The course provides an intr...
$19.99listed price -
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Cisco CCNA 200-301 - Introduction to networking
Welcome! This course has been updated on 4/2020.This course has been evaluated and is up to date for the new curriculum for those students seeking the new 200-301 CCNA Exam. This course focuses on the ground work to any...
$49.99listed price -
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Cisco CCNA 200-301 v1.1 Course from Beginner to Expert 2026
Are you looking to build a strong career in networking or prepare for the Cisco CCNA 200-301 v1.1 certification? This course is designed to take you from a complete beginner to a confident network engineer using simple E...
$19.99listed price -
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Complete Cisco CCNA 200-301 Prep: From Beginner to Certified
Networking is the backbone of modern IT, powering everything from home Wi-Fi to enterprise networks, data centers, and cloud services. This Complete CCNA 200-301 Prep course is a complete, exam-aligned training path desi...
$199.99listed price
Best Switching Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT Networking Fundamentals: Be a Computer Networking Expert | Udemy | — | $99.99 | View → |
| 2 | Introduction to Network Automation | Coursera | Cisco Learning and Certifications | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | CCNA (200-301) - Network Fundamentals and Internet Protocols | Udemy | — | $199.99 | View → |
| 4 | The Complete Networking Fundamentals Course. Your CCNA start | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 5 | Complete Networking Fundamentals–100% Job & Placement Course | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 6 | Cisco CCNA 200-301 - Introduction to networking | Udemy | — | $49.99 | View → |
| 7 | Cisco CCNA 200-301 v1.1 Course from Beginner to Expert 2026 | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 8 | Complete Cisco CCNA 200-301 Prep: From Beginner to Certified | Udemy | — | $199.99 | View → |
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 8 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $49.99 — a spread of $180.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Udemy and Coursera. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion.
Courses versus exam preparation
3 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Switching from scratch. They are the right choice only if you already know the material and want to pass a specific exam; if you are starting out, pick one of the taught courses first and come back to exam preparation afterwards.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 18 September 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.