CSEC is a cohesive partnership of community colleges and career and technology centers in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas and the University of Tulsa, which serves as the principal training entity and mentor to the two-year institutions.

Currently, CSEC comprises 42 active two-year academic institutions. Six technology centers received the prestigious designation as National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance 2-Year Education by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security in 2012.

These technology centers are Central Technology Center, Francis Tuttle Technology Center, Great Plains Technology Center, Meridian Technology Center, Mid-America Technology Center and Tulsa Technology Center.

CSEC continues to grow cyber security education and workforce development programs at two year institutions in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas. At the same time, CSEC is creating centers of excellence in the strategic areas of secure coding, automation and control systems and mobile communications devices.

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Last modified: Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 3:06 PM