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
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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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Northwest Vista College

Feb 01, 2025

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Northwest Vista College Schedule/Catalog 2019-2020 [Archived Catalog]

Information Assurance & Cyber Security A.A.S. ♦

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The Associate of Applied Science in Information Security and Assurance 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.

This offering is available in the following modes:

Face-to-face, Fully online

With this degree, you may seek jobs such as:

Information Security Analysts

Related awards:

Information Assurance & Cyber Security Level 1 Certificate ♦

Computer Forensics Level 1 Certificate ♦

CompTIA Security+ Certification Preparation Occupational Skills Award

Cyber First Responders Occupational Skills Award

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

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

Total Credit Hours Required: 60

Semester I

ITCC 1414 - CCNA 1: Introduction to Networks ***
or

ITNW 1425 - Fundamentals of Networking Technologies # ***
ITCC 1440 - CCNA 2: Routing and Switching Essentials
or

ITNW 2412 - Routers #
ITNW 1308 - Implementing and Supporting Client Operating Systems
or

ITSC 1305 - Introduction to PC Operating Systems #

Select 1 from the following:

Social and Behavioral Sciences (80) Core

Semester II

ITSC 1316 - Linux Installation and Configuration
ITSY 1300 - Fundamentals of Information Security
or
ITSY 1342 - Information Technology Security
Select 1 from the following:
ITDF 1400 - Introduction to Digital Forensics
ITNW 1454 - Implementing and Supporting Servers
ITNW 2405 - Network Administration
Select 1 from the following:

Additional Communication (90) Core

Semester III

ITSC 2325 - Advanced Linux
ENGL 1301 - Composition I

Semester IV

ITSY 2443 - Computer System Forensics
Select 1 from the following:

Mathematics (20) Core
Select 1 from the following:
ITCC 2412 - CCNA 3: Scaling Networks
ITNW 2472 - Implementing VMware Virtualization
ITNW 1413 - Computer Virtualization #
ITCC 2413 - CCNA 4: Connecting Networks
or
ITSY 2430 - Intrusion Detection

Semester V

ITSY 2286 - Internship - Computer and Information Systems Security
ITSY 2442 - Incident Response and Handling
ITCC 2343 - Network Security
or

ITSY 2301 - Firewalls and Network Security #

Select 1 from the following:

Language, Philosophy & Culture (40) Core

Creative Arts (50) Core

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.

The student is encouraged to carefully examine requirements at the transfer institution. Requirements vary from institution to institution and can change from one year to the next.

# Offered at other Alamo Colleges

Program CIP: 11.0901

Major Code: ISAC

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