Career Training · Information Technology

Information Technology Careers

Training by Hope Training Academy, a program of Video Game Palooza, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit · hopetrainingacademy.org

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Information Technology

Career Training · Information Technology

Information Technology Careers

Training by Hope Training Academy, a program of Video Game Palooza (501(c)(3)) · hopetrainingacademy.org

IT keeps every business running, and employers hire faster than they can find qualified people — Help Desk, networking, and cybersecurity roles are open right now, most requiring an industry certification rather than a four-year degree. Hope Training Academy is a CompTIA Education Partner and runs USDOL Registered Apprenticeships in IT Support, Help Desk, and Cybersecurity, so you can earn while you learn. Train online or hands-on in our Indianapolis tech lab and move from entry-level support into six-figure security work.

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Career outlook · O*NET
$59,660
Median annual salary · Computer User Support Specialist
Faster than average
10-year job outlook
Our specialty

A CompTIA Education Partner

Hope Training Academy is an official CompTIA Education Partner. The CompTIA stack is the backbone of an IT career — we prep you for the exams and back it with real apprenticeships and a hands-on Indianapolis lab.

CompTIA Education Partner

We specialize in the CompTIA core trio

A+ gets you in the door, Network+ builds the foundation, Security+ opens cybersecurity roles.

Our focus
CompTIA A+CompTIA Network+CompTIA Security+
Also in the catalog
Cloud+CySA+Linux+Project+PenTest+
USDOL Registered Apprenticeships

Get the job and the experience

Certifications open the door; experience gets you hired. We run three U.S. Department of Labor registered apprenticeships — IT Support, Help Desk, and Cybersecurity — so your training ends in a paid job, not just an exam.

✓Paid from day one — earn while you learn
✓Registered with the U.S. Department of Labor
✓Real experience employers require
✓Employer placement through our network
Indianapolis students

Hands-on in a real IT tech lab

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Come train in person — at no additional cost

If you're a student in Indianapolis, IN, your enrollment also gets you into our real IT tech lab — hands-on with actual hardware, alongside other students and mentors.

Where it leads · O*NET

Careers you can train for

Roles these programs prepare you for, with typical U.S. wages from O*NET. Most are open with a certification, not a four-year degree.

Help Desk Technician$38–55k

First point of contact for user issues — resets, tickets, and troubleshooting; the classic entry door into IT.

IT Support Specialist$42–62k

Installs, configures, and maintains hardware and software for a company's users and devices.

Network Administrator$60–90k

Runs and secures the routers, switches, and Wi-Fi that keep an organization connected.

Systems Administrator$65–95k

Manages servers, accounts, backups, and cloud infrastructure that businesses depend on daily.

Cloud Support Engineer$70–105k

Deploys and monitors workloads on AWS or Azure — one of the fastest-growing IT specialties.

Cybersecurity Analyst$80–120k

Defends networks against attacks, monitors threats, and responds to incidents; a top-demand, high-pay path.

What you'll earn

Credentials & certifications

Programs prepare you for the credentials employers screen for — many include the exam voucher.

CompTIA A+CompTIA Network+CompTIA Security+CompTIA CySA+Cisco CCNAAWS Certified Cloud PractitionerMicrosoft Certified: Azure FundamentalsITIL Foundation
Where this training leads

Built to lead somewhere real

As a CompTIA Education Partner, we train you to certification — many courses include exam vouchers — and place you into USDOL Registered Apprenticeships in IT Support, Help Desk, and Cybersecurity where you earn while you build real experience in our Indianapolis tech lab. 100% of proceeds fund free training, so your success funds someone else's start.

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Wage & outlook data: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor). Hope Training Academy is a program of Video Game Palooza, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit — 100% of proceeds fund free tech training.