7/27/2004 -- Cisco recently told CertCities.com/TCPMag.com that the program has now granted more than 600,000 certifications worldwide.

According to Don Field, senior manager of Advanced Technology Training in the Internet Solutions Training Group at Cisco, this count includes all certifications granted.

This is only the third time that the program has publicly remarked on its overall size. Early last year it announced that it hit the 500,000 mark, up from 250,000 a few years earlier.

Cisco does not release counts for certifications by title except for its high-level Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE), which is currently at 11,275. For a breakdown of CCIEs by specialty, go here.

Field shared this number during an interview with CertCities.com/TCPMag.com discussing a number of issues related to the program. To read this interview, go here or here.

For more information about Cisco's certification program in general, go here. -Becky Nagel