Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

Bexar County
Downtown San Antonio
Est. 1945

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 opportunities 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

Palo Alto College is committed to building a college-going culture in our community through a new community effort, Educate South. This exciting new initiative focuses on beginning educational awareness at the earliest years.
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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 has been named the top community college in the nation by the Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Northwest Vista College

Dream Big - You Belong at Vista
About NVC
About NVC
Student Centered Leadership

Our faculty and staff are dedicated to providing students with the highest quality educational experience and fulfilling our mission of Creating Opportunities for Success.
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Academics
Academics
Associate of Applied Science Programs – Career and Technical Education

Our Programs Include: Associate of Applied Science – Career and Technical Education, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science Degrees. a variety of Certificates, and more.
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Admissions & Aid
Admissions & Aid
Student Services Now in DWWC (NOT CCC)

Student Services are now located in our new building, Desert Willow Welcome Center (DWWC). This includes admissions, advising, and more. They are no longer in Cypress Campus Center (CCC) currently being renovated.
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Return to Campus - Student Resources

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Northwest Vista College

Nov 22, 2024

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Northwest Vista College Schedule/Catalog 2017-2018 [Archived Catalog]

Information Assurance & Cyber Security Level 1 Certificate

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The Information Assurance and CyberSecurity certificate may be completed in one year. Information Assurance and CyberSecurity will prepare students to design, implement and secure computer networks.

With this award, you may seek jobs such as:

Information Security Analyst

Related awards:

Information Assurance & Cyber Security A.A.S.

Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) Level 1 Occupational Skills Award

Cyber First Responders Occupational Skills Award

CompTIA Security+ Certification Preparation Occupational Skills Achievement Award

Total Credit Hours Required: 28

Semester I

ITSC 1316 - Linux Installation and Configuration
ITCC 1414 - CCNA 1: Introduction to Networks ***
or

ITNW 1425 - Fundamentals of Networking Technologies # ***
ITSY 1300 - Fundamentals of Information Security
or
ITSY 1342 - Information Technology Security
ITCC 1440 - CCNA 2: Routing and Switching Essentials
or

ITNW 2412 - Routers #

Semester II

ITSY 2442 - Incident Response and Handling
ITSY 2443 - Computer System Forensics
ITSC 2325 - Advanced Linux
ITCC 2343 - Network Security
or

ITSY 2301 - Firewalls and Network Security #

Milestone Course(s)

*** denotes Milestone course(s).
A milestone course is a course that is critical for success in this program.

Notes:

A course may be used only once to fulfill degree requirements.

# Offered at other Alamo Colleges

Program CIP: 11.0901

Major Code: IACB

Gainful Employment

The U.S. Department of Education requires colleges to disclose information for any financial aid eligible program that “prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation.”

In accordance with these requirements we are providing the following information:

1. Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes
2. On-time graduation rates
3. Cost of the program to include books and fees
4. Placement rate for students completing the program
5. Median loan debt incurred by students who have completed the program

The information provided is the best available and represents data for one year.

More specific information about occupations can be found at the O*NET Resource Center.

Gainful Employment Information for Information Assurance & Cyber Security, Level 1 Certificate.

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