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EA Certification Programs › About Our EA Programs
Many organizations spend several million dollars on Enterprise Architectures without possessing fully qualified staff able to do things right the first time. This increases the risk of failure for themselves and/or their clients. FEAC believes the keys to EA success reside in understanding and leveraging the culture of the organization, budgeting processes, developing a realistic Statement of Work (SOW), selling it internally, implementing and integrating program elements, and measuring progress. In government, it also involves tying Enterprise Architecture to the CPIC, Exhibits 300 & 53, security, and mapping it to the five OMB FEA Reference models for reporting purposes.
The FEAC Institute understands all of these various needs, whether government or public sector, and can help you or your organization obtain the skills you need to communicate and succeed in your Enterprise Architecture career or community. We offer the following programs for different levels or needs of your educational process.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must possess the ability to undertake college-level study. A general knowledge of business, program planning or IT planning and conceptual thinking is desirable.
“I absolutely enjoyed attending the FEAC program. For me, it provided a capstone that blends both of my Master's level degrees (Masters Health Administration and Masters Information Systems) as well as 15 years of progressive IT experience and knowledge. Although the program was challenging it was worth the sacrifice. To this end, I would not hesitate to recommend it to colleagues. Should you ever require a reference please do not hesitate to send them my way! Again, thank you for providing such a sound and useful program.”
— LCDR Cheryl Ford, HHS 2007
Certification Enterprise Architecture (CEA) Programs
Designed for those that need full certification in Enterprise Architecture. Applicants must possess the ability to undertake graduate college-level study. A general knowledge of business, program or IT planning, and basic modeling concepts is desirable. Each course offers separate exams and assignments but they must be taken in consecutive order. Courses can be taken while pursuing a full-time job but are extremely intensive and therefore require a great deal of effort outside of daily life.
- 20 CEU credits offered in 5 courses
- Four graduate level courses (4 CEU credits per course)
- Final Practicum course (4 CEU credits) - students work as a team on a small piece of an existing/future enterprise architecture project that can directly relate to their work environment
- 10 week program offered in 3 parts
- Session 1 consists of 40 hours in-class and 60 hours online
- Session 2 consists of 40 hours in-class and 60 hours online
- Orals consists of a final certification (CEA) examination and Practicum presentation onsite
We offer three types of CEA programs for different business sectors as listed below:
Federal Enterprise Architecture FEA(F)
Department of Defense Enterprise Architecture (DoDAF)
After graduating, students will receive:
- CEA (Certified Enterprise Architect) designation from the CEA Examination Board
- Certificate of Completion in Enterprise Architecture and 20 CEUs from the Division of Extended Education CSU East Bay
- Digital certification logo (below) for use with your business cards and/or email signatures
- CEA lapel pin and FEAC Institute baseball cap
- Ability to transfer graduate credits to the University of your choice (see details »)
- Ability to join a large network of FEAC Alumni who participate in invited forums?? and other FEAC sponsored events.
— Dianne Reeves, State Dept and OMB3 & 5 Day Enterprise Architecture Workshops ($1600 3-day / $2000 5-day)
Designed for those that need a brief summary/training in Enterprise Architecture in order to become immediately productive in an EA environment without requiring time-consuming close supervision by their lead Certified Enterprise Architect(s). We introduce you to the many issues, frameworks, methodologies and best practices taught in our full certification courses but will not require the intense hands-on practicum, assignments, and exams. There are two signup options for these workshops, either as an individual or as an organization. If desired, workshop attendees may receive 2 (for 3-day) or 4 (for 5-day) Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from the California State University of Hayward, which will be an additional cost at a rate of $48 per CEU.
NOTE: Each workshop attendee will receive a discount towards one of our full Certification Programs, good only for 12 months after completion of the workshop.
We offer three types of day workshops for different business sectors as listed below:
Federal Enterprise Architecture FEA(F)
Department of Defense Enterprise Architecture (DoDAF)
— Shelton Lee, Certified Enterprise Architect (CEA), Chief Technology Officer, Xantia now LMCOCustomized Enterprise Architecture Programs
Designed for the organization/agency with custom needs that may require utilizing proprietary information in their practicum, or just need additional or tailored information to be taught. We have customized courses for State agencies, major corporate systems integrator contractors to the DoD, and other Commercial organizations and can assure you that we are able to accommodate these needs in every way.
NOTE: All FEAC faculty and instructors are covered by a confidentiality agreement with our Institute and therefore are required to keep confidential any intellectual property of your organization. (Do you have a statement you can reference in your privacy policy or elsewhere??)
