Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

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Serving the Bexar County community through its programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today’s world. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees.
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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Serving more than 6,000 students from the ten Metrocom Communities and northeast San Antonio. Named “Best Institutional Facility” by Live Oak Economic Development.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunites for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Top 10 finalist for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges.
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St. Philip’s College

St. Philip’s College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College is named in the top 150 community colleges in the nation by Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Northeast Lakeview College

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Northeast Lakeview College is a public community college that is focused on student success through the offering of Associate degrees and continuing education, promoting engagement in civic activities and organizations, and encouraging participation in cultural and enrichment programs.
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A center for educational excellence, Northeast Lakeview College combines innovative classroom instruction with hands-on experience to provide exemplary enrichment opportunities. As the newest community college in the nation, we provide a variety of degree plans, flexible course schedules, and a small, student-focused environment.
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Nov 21, 2024

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Cyber Defense, A.A.S. ♦

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The Associate of Applied Science in Cyber Defense equips students the knowledge and hands-on skills to design, manage and secure zero trust networks. Students with this degree learn to use cyber defense tools to conduct threat and risk analysis, monitor network traffic for indicators of compromise, respond to network intrusions and gather evidence to be used in prosecuting cybercrime. Completion in this program prepares a student for industry certifications such as CompTIA Security +, CompTIA Linux+, FortiNet Network Security Expert (NSE4) and the CompTIA Cyber Security Analyst (CySA+).

This offering is available in the following modes:

Face-to-face, Fully online

With this award, you may seek jobs such as:

Cyber Security Analyst / IT Specialist (INFOSEC)

Related awards

Cyber Defense; Level I Certificate ♦

CompTIA Linux+ Certification Preparation (OSA) ♦

CompTIA Security Certification Preparation (OSA) ♦

♦ - This symbol indicates the offering is also available fully online.

Total Credit Hours Required: 60

Semester I

ITNW 1308 - Implementing and Supporting Client Operating Systems ***
ITNW 1425 - Fundamentals of Networking Technologies
ITSC 1316 - Linux Installation and Configuration
Select 1 course from the Communication (10) Core

Semester II

COSC 1436 - Programming Fundamentals I
ITSY 1342 - Information Technology Security
ITSY 2443 - Computer System Forensics
ITNW 2412 - Routers

Semester III

Select 1 course from the Mathematics (20) Core
Select 1 course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences (80) Core

Semester IV

ITSY 2301 - Firewalls and Network Security ***
ITSC 2325 - Advanced Linux or COSC 1437 - Programming Fundamentals II
ITNW 2405 - Network Administration
SPCH 1321 - Business and Professional Communication

Semester V

Select 1 course from the Language, Philosophy & Culture (40) Core
ITSY 2430 - Intrusion Detection
ITSY 2442 - Incident Response and Handling
ITSY 2286 - Internship - Computer and Information Systems Security

Milestone Course(s)

*** denotes Milestone course(s)

A milestone course is a course that is critical for success in this program as determined by the Faculty of the Alamo Colleges District.

Additional Program Information

This Associate of Applied Science will prepare students to design, implement and secure computer networks. Students with this degree will be able to install security software, monitor networks for security breaches, respond to cyber attacks and in some cases, gather data and evidence to be used in prosecuting cyber crime.

Notes:

CIP Code: 11.1003
Major Code: CDEF

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