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Associate in Science

IT: Cybersecurity Concentration

Students in the A. S. Cybersecurity Concentration acquire a wide range of technical skills that prepare them for penetration testing positions.

Students who are matriculated and place into developmental math and/or English are required to begin the course sequence in the first semester. Please see an advisor with questions.

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Students completing the Cybersecurity Concentration are trained to work as penetration testers within network administration, engineering, management or consulting. Cybersecurity is one of the fastest career paths in the IT industry.

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Upon completion of the Cybersecurity Concentration program, students are able to:

  • Read, write, discuss, and think critically about topics and ideas in IT Security.
  • Analyze ethical issues and apply ethical standards in the performance of responsibilities in a variety of IT Security careers.
  • Work independently and with teams in an IT Security setting.
  • Synthesize information from documentation and solve business problems
  • Prepare for Security Penetration Testing certification exam.
  • Prepare for Security+ certification exam.
  • Prepare for Ethical Hacking certification exam.
  • Prepare for Advanced Ethical Hacking certification exam.
  • Prepare for Security Reverse Engineering certification exam.

Full Time Faculty

Louis Beco
Andrea Lyons