Mostly directed towards the IT people

A local college started offering courses in MCSE Certification

they are

CDA 2500 Network Technology
CDA 2523 Windows XP Professional
CDA 2525 Windows 2000 Server
CET 2497 Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
CTS 2302 Windows Directory Services Infrastructure
CTS 2310 Designing Security For Windows Network
CTS 2300 Design Network Services Infrastructure
CTS 2320 Managing Windows Network Environment

Now I heard that you could just get the books and study them and just take the exams

which routes have you or would you take?

The classes are way more expensive, but I might pass quicker
whill just the books are cheaper but harder

BTW, I am also open for Cisco A+, Network+ and Unix/Linux Cert.