Collin College Cybersecurity Department Brag Wall

Graduate School Students:

Collin College BAT alumni have been accepted and/or completed the following programs and colleges.

2026 Internships/Training

2026 Employment

2026 Certification Exams

Master's Programs

University of North Texas:  Master’s in Computer Science, along with a Postgraduate Certificate in AI & Data Engineering

1. A. Masoud: Completed May 2026

University of North Texas: Masters in Business in Supply Chain Management 

1. J. Ward: starting Fall 2026

Texas A&M :Masters in Legal Studies for Cybersecurity Law and Policy 
Graduates
1. V. West: Completed March 2024

Texas A&M: Masters in Science in Management Information Systems
1. J. Kennedy

Texas A&M: Masters of Science in Artificial Intelligence 

1. J. Illoani starting Fall 2026

Texas A&M Commerce :Masters in Information Systems Cybersecurity
1. T. Holcomb: Completed May 2026

University of Maryland:Masters in Cybersecurity 
1. H. Bilal: Completed March 2025

WGU: Masters in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Graduates: 
1. M. Hameed: Completed March 2025
2. C. David N. Started December 2025

Georgia Institute of Technology: Masters of Science in Cybersecurity 
1. M. Zahid

UTD: Naveen Jindal School of Management’s Information Technology and Management- Cybersecurity Management track
1. T. Dismuke: Completing Dec 2026
2. M. Ka 

The George Washington University: Master's of Engineering in Cybersecurity Policy & Compliance
1. C. Contant: Completed March 2025

UT Austin: Post Graduate Program Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Business Applications

Doctoral Programs

Capital Technology University: Doctor of Philosophy in Space Cybersecurity
1. C. Contant

Currently Enrolled Student Internship Wins

• B. Qazi:  IT Operations Intern at Cencora (summer 2026)
• J. Feigenbaum:  Cybersecurity Intern at United Health Care (summer 2026)
•  D. Ndagala:  Technical Support Engineer Intern at Tanium (summer 2026)
• S. Christian: Help Desk Support Specialist Internship at Collin College
• C. Mega:  SOC Analyst Intern (ShadowSOC) at  US Cyber Defense Center
• K. Hadian: Information Technology Intern at CTI Foods Abdullah Khakwani (summer 2026)
• P. Akhavan:  Cyber Security Specialist at North Texas Fusion Center

Alumni Internship Wins

• B. Asmare: GRC Risk Intern at Semperis 

Currently Enrolled Student Employment Wins

• D. Walker:  Help Desk Support Specialist Internship at Pinnacle Group
• R. Murphy:  IT Systems Admin at Rodeo Dental and Orthodontics
• L. Geoghegan: Network Engineer at Prodapt
• L. Burton: Security Analyst at Edge Communications
• J. Lee:  Operations Analyst at CDW

Alumni Employment Wins

• C. Quinn: Cybersecurity Engineer at CBRE
• C. Lewis:  Senior Information Security Analyst at  The Depository Trust and Clearing Corp (DTCC)
• S. Korai: IT Systems & VoIP Administrator at Beacon Behavioral Partners
• A. Duke: Information Technology Security Specialist at South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
• J. Kinberg: SOC Analyst at Magna5
•  A. Khakwani: Network Security Engineer II at Verizon
• C. Snider: Network Engineer at Prodapt

Currently Enrolled Student Certification Wins

• S. Tamez: CompTIA Security+ 1/2026
• S. Abdulwahid: EC Council Certified Ethical Hacker 1/2026
• J. Mau: CompTIA Network+ 1/2026
• J. Mau: CompTIA Security+ 3/2026
• S. Parajuli: CompTIA Security+ 3/2026
• H. Dar: Cisco Certified Network Administrator 3/2026
• R. Dar: Cisco Certified Network Administrator 3/2026
• C. Moses: CompTIA Security+ 3/2026
• R. Kennedy: CISSP 3/2026
• L. Burton:  Fortinet Certified Associate in Cybersecurity 3/2026
• S. Rider:  ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity 4/2026
• T. Jones:  ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity 4/2026
• B. Jacob:  CompTIA A+ 4/2026
• T. Shepard:  CompTIA Cloud+ 4/2026
• F. Fleury:  CompTIA A+ and ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity 4/2026
• A. Baba:  CompTIA Security+ 4/2026
• C. Aladekugbe:  CompTIA Network + 4/2026
• A. Baba: ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity 5/2026
• D. Siddiqi:  CompTIA Security+ 6/2026

Alumni Certification Wins

• S. Beattie: Stellar Cyber SOC Analyst Associate
• S. Johnson: CompTIA Network+ 2/2026
• S. Abdulwahid: Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) from EC-Council 3/2026
• B. Asmare:  CompTIA  Pen Test 4/2026
• S. Beattie:  CompTIA Security+ 4/2026

Graduate School

2025 Internships/training

2025 Employment

2025 Certification Achievements

Currently Enrolled Student Internship Wins

• S. Christian: Collin College Cougarworks Internship at the Help Desk
• K. Non:  AI Sales Strategy Extern at HorizonX
• T. Anbu:  Cloud Infrastructure Services and Cybersecurity  Risk Services (CIS/CRS) at Wipro
• Many students in the TLT Tomorrow's Leaders Today Cybersecurity Internship program
• A. Mojahed: Nokia Solutions Service Analyst Co-Op
• R. Murphy: Nokia Solutions Service Analyst Co-Op
• C. Aladekugbe: Support Technical Account Manager (STAM) at Tanium (Summer 25)
• C. Lynch: Support Technical Account Manager (STAM) at Tanium (Summer 25)
• C. David: Information/Cybersecurity Intern at USAA (Summer 25)
• Z. Nyelong: Collin College Helpdesk Intern
• J. Shaw: Internal Audit/GRC Intern at Trintech
• R. Gutierrez: Information Technology Intern at North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA)
• H. Hamza: Internship at MasTec
• C. Quinn: Cybersecurity Internship at CBRE

Currently Enrolled Student Employment Wins

• J. Barrier: Senior Network Engineer at Oracle
• T. Anbu: IT Specialist at Frisco ISD
• A. Crayton: Associate Cybersecurity Consultant at Undaunted Consulting
• M. Harryman: VOIP Analyst 1 at Spectrum VOIP
• S. Abdullah: VOIP Analyst 1 at Spectrum VOIP
• L. Geoghegan: Collin College Helpdesk Student Assistant
• S. Tamez: Moblie Repair Technician at Samsung
• C. Contant: Cybersecurity Engineer at Crowe (BAT Alumni)
• I. Gappinger: Cybersecurity Systems Administrator at Prosper ISD
• Z. Meeks: IT Support Specialist at AmpThink (in Computer Networking program)
• A. Rabeeah: End User Engineer at AccentCare
• J. Meisner: Network Administrator at Safari Solutions
• J. Barrier: Level 1 Network Analyst at Citi
• H. Sundal: Information Technology Support Technician at The 20 MSP
• I. Mustafa: Cybersecurity Tester and Assessor at Fidelity Investments
• W. Kingori: Cyber Security Technician at US Air Force
• M. Parker: Datacenter Technician at CoreWeave
• C. Oswald: Network Operations Center Manager at 1Finity
     

Alumni Employment Wins

• T. Korai:  Global Security Operations Center Analyst at LinkedIn
•  A. Alshihani: Network Engineer at Hewlett Packart Enterprise 
• H. Hamza: Asset Analyst at MasTec
• E. Hachem:  Identity and Access Management Analyst at Toyota Financial Services
• D. Rangel Rios: Systems Engineer II at Ratheon
• C. Contant: Cybersecurity Engineer at Collins Aerospace
• G. Kyeremeh: VOIP Analyst 1 at Spectrum VOIP
• C. Moses: IT Customer Service at L3Harris Technologies
• A. Boivin: Service Desk Analyst at TEKSystems
• J. Pool: Information Technology Analyst at Nebraska Furniture Mart
• A. Maier: Technical Support Engineer at Forescout Technologies Inc
• C. David: Incident Response Analyst at Semperis
• K. Bazih: Network Engineer at Wipro
• R. Dutta: Cyber Security Analyst at Ribbon Communications
• D. Waisner: Cyber Defense Analyst/Project Manager at Logos Systems

Currently Enrolled Student Certification Wins

• D. Curtin:  CompTIA Security+ 12/2025
• D. Curtin: EC Council CHFI- Certified Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator 12/2025
• S. Abdulwahid: EC Council CEH- Certified Ethical Hacker 12/2025
• S. Beattie: EC Council CEH- Certified Ethical Hacker 11/2025
• J. Khalid: CompTIA Security+ 9/2025
• B. Khaldi: CompTIA A+ 8/2025
• S. Hillard: CompTIA Security+ 8/2025
• M. Untalan: Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator from EC Council 8/2025
• D. Robinson: Certified Ethical Hacker from EC Council 8/2025
• M. Marquez: AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals 7/2025
• J. Shaw: Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals 7/2025
• C. Aladekugbe: Azure Fundamentals Microsoft 5/2025
• T. Korai: Cisco Certified Network Administrator 5/2025
• M. Ingoldby: AWS Certified AI Practitioner 5/2025
• K. Non: Splunk Core Certified User 5/2025
• J. Barrier: Cisco Certified Specialist- Enterprise Core 5/2025
• K. Non: CompTIA CySA+ 4/2025
• R. Majhi: AWS AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner 4/2025
• F. Basit: AWS AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner 4/2025
• I. Gappinger: IS2 CISSP 3/2025
• E. Sanchez: CompTIA Security+ 2/2025
• R. Murphy: CompTIA Security+ 2/2025
• D. Barazanji: CompTIA Network+ 2/2025
• O. Prakash: ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity 1/2025
• J. Edwards:CompTIA Security+ 1/2025
• M. Hernandez: CompTIA Security+ 1/2025
• E. Sanchez: CompTIA Network+ 1/2025
• T. Korai: CompTIA Security+ 1/2025
• G. Kyeremeh: AWS Cloud App Development 1/2025
   

Alumni Certification Wins

• K. Wilder: CompTIA Security+ 12/2025
• E. Jordan: CompTIA Security+ 11/2025
• L. Lewallen: CompTIA A+ 8/2025
• A. Masood:  CompTIA Linux+ 7/2025
• B. Eko:  CompTIA PenTest+ 7/2025
• S. Johnson: CompTIA Security+ 7/2025
• A. Masood: Cisco AI Solutions on Cisco Infrastructure Essentials 5/2025
• J. Greenlee:  IS2 CISSP 4/2025
• S. Ahmed: Cisco Certified Network Administrator 4/2025
• S. Biju: CompTIA Security+ 2/2025
• G. Kyeremeh:AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner 3/2025