Collin College

NOTE: This program has received preliminary approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). This program is anticipated to start Spring 2020.

With high-profile information breaches and identity thefts in the news regularly, the need to secure data and the systems that store it has never been more important. Play your part in keeping important information safe with a certificate or degree from Collin College’s Information Systems Cybersecurity program.

Building on a strong networking and operating systems foundation that provides students with the prerequisite knowledge to be successful in cybersecurity, the BAT in Cybersecurity provides students with a hands-on program covering multiple aspects of cybersecurity including penetration testing, defensive operations, basic cryptography, privacy, cybercrime, and cyber policy.

 ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Students who have already earned a two-year degree in an Information Security field are eligible to enroll in the Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Cybersecurity. Eligible students are required to attend a mandatory orientation session.  For dates and times of orientation sessions, please go to http://www.collin.edu/department/cybersecurity/index.html