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CTE Cybersecurity POS

Cybersecurity P-TECH Academy

Program of Study

  • Benefit: Fight cyber crime and protect privacy
  • Learn: Network security, encryption, data protection, and ethical hacking
  • Skills: Networking, maintenance, analyzing complex problems, identifying vulnerabilities, and developing solutions
  • Careers: Cybersecurity, networking, IT management, computer maintenance, digital forensics, and even government agencies

Go to NISD's Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) website for more information about this program.

 

 

Course Sequence

 

 

Industry-Based Certification

Level 1 College Certificate

Associates Degree

Level 1 (9th)

Computer Maintenance*

Computer Maintenance Dual Credit*

Computer Maintenance Dual Credit*

Level 2 (10th)

Networking w/Lab (double-blocked)
AND
AP Computer Science Principles (optional elective)

Networking w/Lab Dual Credit (double-blocked)
AND
Internetworking Technologies II Dual Credit

Networking w/Lab Dual Credit (double-blocked)
AND
Internetworking Technologies II Dual Credit

Level 3 (11th)

Cybersecurity Capstone

Internetworking Technologies II Dual Credit

Internetworking Technologies II Dual Credit
AND
Computer Science I Dual Credit

Level 4 (12th)

Practicum in Information Technology (double-blocked)
OR
Career Preparation

Practicum in Information Technology (double-blocked)
OR
Career Preparation

Digital Forensics Dual Credit
AND
Practicum in Information Technology Dual Credit (double-blocked)

 

 

 

 

*Industry Certification:

*CompTIA Certification (Core A+, Networking+, and/or Security+)

 

 

Postsecondary Opportunities

Associates Degrees

  • System Networking Management
  • Information Technology
  • Computer Science / Information Sciences

Bachelor’s Degrees

  • Computer System’s Networking
  • Telecommunications
  • Computer and Information Sciences
  • Computer Science / Information Sciences

Master’s, Doctoral, and Professional Degrees

  • Computer Systems Analyst
  • Information Technology
  • Computer Science / Information Sciences
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Aligned Occupations

Occupations

Median Wage

Annual Openings

% Growth

Information Security Analysts

$91,915

814

29%

Network and Computer System Administrators

$82,597

2,814

19%

Computer System Analysts

$87,568

5,937

29%