The NetPrep program is a true educational partnership between the 3Com Corporation and WestNet Learning Technologies, and is designed to support students, educational institutions and educators with technology curriculum and resources indefinitely.

One of NetPrep's long-term strengths is that 3Com and WestNet are two separate companies working toward the same goal. As leaders in their respective industries, each has invested tremendous resources into the sustainability of the NetPrep program. And with this combined commitment, educators can feel confident about the viability and future growth of
NetPrep.

3Com was instrumental in launching the NetPrep program and continues to be an active supporter with equipment donations and discounted pricing.

WestNet provides the ongoing management and overall program support to all schools, students and instructors through curriculum design, development and resource support. This support includes school program contracts, annually revised courseware, Web services, instructor resources and training, and curriculum innovations.

Both 3Com and WestNet are proud of the contributions they've made to education through the NetPrep program—a globally recognized vendor-neutral networking curriculum that provides students with a solid information technology (IT) foundation. Since its inception in 1998, the popular NetPrep program has gained a stronghold in more than 1,000 educational institutions in nearly a dozen countries worldwide.

Another accomplishment of NetPrep's program has been its contribution to helping eliminate the IT skills gap by graduating students with a "solid foundation" in IT who are capable of filling the growing number of technology jobs worldwide.

In addition to providing an IT foundation, no other academic IT program provides as many resources as NetPrep.

NetPrep is a wise choice in a program that will support your educational needs well into the future. Please feel free to contact either of us if you have any questions.

Joe Scullion
Executive Vice President
WestNet Learning Technologies

Bill Swift
NetPrep Manager
3Com Corporation