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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Experience NVC
Return to Campus - Student Resources

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News & Events
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Return to Campus - Student Resources

If you’re looking for student resources about returning to campus, taking classes remotely or through the hybrid format (part remote, part on-campus) please follow the link below.

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Northwest Vista College

Apr 14, 2026

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DRAFT Northwest Vista College Catalog 2026-27 [Archived Catalog]

Ethical Hacking Occupational Skills Award ♦

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This OSA will prepare students to perform ethical hacking, penetration testing, and secure computer networks. Students with this award 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 cybercrime.

This Occupational Skills Award will prepare the student for the following industry certifications:

CompTIA Security+

EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

The course offerings are available in the following modes:

Face-to-face, Fully Online

With this award, you may seek jobs such as:

Information Security Analyst

Ethical Hacker

Penetration Tester

Total Credit Hours Required: 10

Semester I

ITSY 1300 - Fundamentals of Information Security
ITSY 1371 - Introduction to Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing

Semester II

ITSY 2471 - Applied Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing

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.

Notes:

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

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

Program CIP: 11.0901

Major Code: ETHK

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