Certificate of Competency in Cyber Security

Program Overview

The Cyber Security Certificate Degree Program equips students with the skills to identify and mitigate security threats to networks and data. Through ethical hacking techniques and industry-recognized certifications, students prepare for careers in networking and cyber security. The program also allows for transfer of college credits and industry certifications, ensuring a flexible and accessible learning experience.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• The Cyber Security Certificate Degree Program prepares students to identify security threats to networked computers, devices, and their data.
• Students will learn how to examine network intrusions in order to implement proper defense techniques.
• Ethical hacking techniques and programs will be used by students to help them identify potential weaknesses in network, network devices, and data.
• Students completing this certificate program will be qualified for employment in positions related to networking and cyber security specialists.
• This program also helps prepare students for the following Information Technology certification exams; CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, and the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).
• Students can transfer in correlating college credits for any of the program courses in this certificate degree program.
• Additionally, students can also gain college credits for any correlating industry certifications listed above that they currently hold, but in either case students must complete at least half of the credits in the program in order to complete and obtain this certificate.

Outline:

First Semester

• CS 100 Introduction to Information Technology (3 hours)
• CS 127 Introduction to PC Support (3 hours)
• CS 128 PC Repair and Maintenance (3 hours)
• NET 110 Network Communications (3 hours)

Second Semester

• CS 101 Introduction to Computer Science (3 hours)
• NET 125 Ethical Hacking (4 hours)
• NET 142 Cyber and Network Security Concepts (4 hours)

Careers:

• Students who complete this certificate will be qualified for employment in positions related to networking and cyber security specialists.
• This program also helps prepare students for the following Information Technology certification exams; CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, and the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).