AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification Training

Learning pathway for the AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification

Course Information

  • Title: AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification Cohort #11
  • Instructor: Chris Kuehn, Director of Technology at Xtasis, former Cloud Architect at the University of Illinois, with 20 years experience in higher ed IT
  • Time: March 2-May 22, 2026 | Self-paced work | Weekly Cohort Meetings (instructor and cohort will set meeting time)
  • Duration: 12-week asynchronous learning with weekly instructor check-in (includes catch-up week)
  • Cost: $250 for CICP subscribers; $375 for Internet2 members; $500 for non-members
  • Delivery: Virtual via Zoom
  • Registration: Register
Chris Kuehn

Course Overview

Cohort members will build foundational cloud computing knowledge and cement it through hands-on labs to help prepare them for becoming certified AWS Solutions Architect Associates. This is a good way to increase your expertise in architecting and managing your institution’s cloud infrastructure.

Participants can expect to commit roughly 4-6 hours per week, during the 12-week course, depending on experience level, during the ten-week course. You will be expected to attend and participate in cohort activities, including weekly virtual video check-in sessions.

Please review the complete course syllabus: CLASS AWS SAAC Syllabus

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Skill Level and Target Audience

  • Intermediate to Advanced
  • Campus IT

Workshop Objectives

  • Explore tools, techniques, and best practices for designing secure, resilient, high-performing, and cost-optimized architectures in AWS
  • Review existing solutions and determine improvement
  • Compare and discuss modernization plans with peers across higher education
  • Understand the context of cloud technologies within academic culture
  • Complete practice exam

Workshop Details


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