- Communicate effectively with diverse audiences across all levels and demonstrate an understanding of the value of diversity and community.
- Communicate an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility as it relates to legal liability in information technology and business.
- Demonstrate critical thinking to support integrity, confidentiality, availability of data, and information.
- Demonstrate technical proficiency in applying procedures to operate more securely, efficiently, and effectively using decision-making strategies to understand the needs and limitations of business and information technology.
- Implement and evaluate computer-based solutions to meet requirements of hardware, operating system, cloud, and security infrastructure.
- Collect and analyze data from a variety of sources to identify and report events that occur or might occur within the network to protect data information systems and networks from vulnerabilities and threats.
- Investigate deviations from acceptable configurations, identify security vulnerabilities, solve problems, make decisions to recommend appropriate defensive countermeasures.
The Cybersecurity Network System Support Certificate of Competency (CoC) is a four-quarter program. It provides a foundation on information technology (IT) and administration with an introduction to the world of cybersecurity. Students explore system hardware, software, networking, cisco devices, and virtualization. They examine core principles of information security. The course focuses on skills and knowledge sought by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) and the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (E-Council) exams. Students A+, Cisco, Windows Administration, Linux, Security+, and E|HE.
Enrollments are in the fall and spring quarters. This program offers hybrid (part onsite, part online) and online courses. Refer to individual courses for detailed descriptions. Students need a laptop, Internet access, 8GB+ USB, books, Testout Access, and an EC-Council Voucher purchase.
General Education Requirements
- 5 credits from COLL 101-College Success*
- 5 credits from the Quantitative Distribution
- 5 credits from the Communications Distribution or Sciences and Humanities Distribution
*Note: COLL 101 fulfills either Communications or Humanities
**Note: Students who have previously attended college or university may qualify to opt-out of the COLL 101 requirement. Please speak with your career advisor if you believe this may be an option for you. Students opting out of the COLL 101 course must take 5 credits from each of the three distributions: Communications, Quantitative, and Sciences/Humanities
Note: See a Career Advisor prior to choosing courses that meet general education requirements.