Section outline

  • Studies in the Cyber Security Program are divided into areas of study or majors.    Each major is designed to prepare the students to meet the requirements for an IT role.   The majors are constructed to be modular allowing students to move from one major to another without duplication.

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    • Enterprise Network Technician Page

      660 hours

      Intended to prepare students for enter level IT positions.   It focuses on CompTIA's A+ and Cisco's Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician certifications.

      It also includes the core classes which are required for all the other majors.

    • Enterprise Network Technician - ODCTE Link URL
    • Enterprise Network Routing & Switching Associate Page
      940 hours
      This major add the courses to allow a student to earn the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Routing and Switching Speciality.  Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Routing and Switchingis a certification program for entry-level network engineers that helps maximize your investment in foundational networking knowledge and increase the value of your employer's network. CCNA Routing and Switching is for Network Specialists, Network Administrators, and Network Support Engineers with 1-3 years of experience. The CCNA Routing and Switching validates the ability to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size routed and switched networks.
    • Enterprise Network Routing & Switching Associate - ODCTE Link URL
    • Enterprise Network Security Associate Page

      780 hours

      The major adds the hours for the student to gain the Cisco Certified Network Associate Security Speciality (CCNA Security)   The Cisco Certified Network Associate Security validates associate-level knowledge and skills required to secure Cisco networks. With a CCNA Security certification, a network professional demonstrates the skills required to develop a security infrastructure, recognize threats and vulnerabilities to networks, and mitigate security threats. The CCNA Security curriculum emphasizes core security technologies, the installation, troubleshooting and monitoring of network devices to maintain integrity, confidentiality and availability of data and devices, and competency in the technologies that Cisco uses in its security structure.

    • Enterprise Network Security Associate - ODCTE Link URL