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With ENC’s Online management programs, you’ll not only gain tools to become a more effective leader, but you’ll also gain a better understanding of complex business challenges and how to develop successful solutions.
This program will equip students with the skills to assess modern cybersecurity challenges that threaten our privacy, security, and safety. Students will gain both the knowledge and hands-on technical skills to protect digital assets from cyber criminals who leverage sophisticated social and cyber tactics to facilitate attacks.
Field of Study: Cybersecurity
Division: Traditional Undergraduate
Locations: Fully Online
Options: Skilled Pathway
Degrees: Other
As the cyber-attack surface continues to expand via the proliferation of the Internet of Things (loT) devices, the field of cybersecurity is one of the most in-demand areas in the job market of the years ahead. It is vital that people working in the field know how to “harden” networks, systems, and endpoint devices against cyber-attacks, the essential skills imparted in this program.
Students who complete this curriculum will not only be prepared for a career as a cybersecurity professional, but they will also be well positioned to obtain a number of certifications that will increase their employability, including Certified Ethical Hacker, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, and Certified Forensic Examiner.
In the world we live in, we can assume that everyone is constantly at risk from advanced cyber threats. This new paradigm has led to a boom in cybersecurity careers. There is virtually zero unemployment within the field of cybersecurity and approximately 460,000 unfilled positions in the US alone. According to Burning Glass, cybersecurity professionals earn a median salary of $90,757, with entry-level positions starting at $60k.
Upon completion of the Cyber Security skilled pathway, graduates will be able to:
No, but you may need one to get hired and having educational preparation in Cybersecurity provides a massive advantage in earning potential and salary. People with a bachelor’s degree also have a 50% lower rate of unemployment, and on average, they make an additional $630,000 to $900,000 over their lifetime, even more in high-growth fields like this one.
By taking our program, you’ll be more than ready for the Certified Computer Forensics Examiner, Certified Ethical Hacker, and Certified Information Systems Security Professional certifications. These will play a HUGE role in differentiating you from other candidates employers are considering!
Yes! The only way to make sure our program gives you the skills you need to get hired and teaches you to work through real-world problems is to partner with the people out there who are actually doing it. Our collaboration with Fortune 500 companies and subject matter experts means that their multi-billion-dollar expertise is reflected in everything you’ll study here.
Cybersecurity is huge, and you can take and utilize coveted skills in any direction you are interested in. If you favor a more generalist approach, you may focus on information technology. If you’ve always been interested in hacking, you may want to land a job in preventing digital security breaches. As a cybersecurity grad, the possibilities available to you across industries are essentially endless.
A flipped classroom is one where the focus is not on lectures but on discussion, projects, and problem-solving. Students in flipped classrooms get the chance for more instructor feedback and, as a result, have been found to learn much, much faster.
If you enjoy creative problem solving, if you like working on the cutting edge of technology, if you are looking for a degree that opens a ton of doors to different high-growth careers, if you are curious about how things work, and if you’re looking for a way to take part in bringing about a more secure future, you should consider this program.
Flexibility. Optional Synchronous means our Cybersecurity courses can be attended together at one time with other students or on your own schedule. Many students prefer the learning that comes with live interactions, while other students love the flexibility of doing their courses whenever it fits in their schedule.
The courses in this program are part of an exclusive partnership between ENC and Rize Education, which means you’ll be learning with students from your campus, as well as students from a selective consortium of schools across the country. That means you get to enjoy the small Christian college environment while also building a national network of people in your industry before you’ve even graduated.
Not at all! In fact, recent research shows our “language brain” is more important to programming ability than our “math brain.” So, rest assured that, no matter how good (or bad) you are with math, cybersecurity could be your pathway to a rewarding career.
We are offering these high demand, skills-focused programs through an innovative nationwide consortium of over 75 colleges and universities much like ENC. As a student in these programs, you enjoy the opportunity to attend a small Christian college while developing specialized skills that will prepare you for careers in some of today’s fastest-growing fields. In your major and your general education coursework, you will have the opportunity to develop a strong Christian worldview while the courses in the RIZE partnership programs will supplement that work by exposing you to industry experts who will teach you and students at other consortium institutions virtually. We refer to these programs as skilled pathways because they emphasize the in-demand skill-sets that employers are saying they need. Students who complete all of the courses in a particular program will have their completion of the courses recorded as a minor on their transcript upon graduation, but many of the individual courses and programs offer opportunities to complete industry certifications or prepare you to complete certification exams that can also be valuable additions to a resume.
For course descriptions, requirements, focus areas, options, and other program details see our full course catalog.
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