Dual Enrollment Cybersecurity Fundamentals Technical Certificate of Credit DC91

This dual enrollment TCC is designed to provide high school students a fundamental understanding of Cybersecurity -- allowing the student to further pursue coursework to prepare for a career in the Cybersecurity field. Within Savannah Tech's service delivery area, there is a great need for individuals with cybersecurity skills and knowledge in varying work roles in our area. A ratio of existing cybersecurity workers to cybersecurity job openings in our area is 2.8 which is very low. With this dual enrollment TCC offering Savannah Tech would be able to provide high school students a foundational level of understanding of cybersecurity that covers the prerequisites for higher level Diploma or AAS coursework. This dual enrollment TCC will allow high school students to obtain a basic academic credential to employ cybersecurity knowledge in their daily life. It will help to develop a skilled and cyber capable workforce to meet the cyberdefense and cybersecurity challenges of the southeast region. It also includes all the prerequisite courses for the TCC in Cybersecurity.

Minimum Test Scores:

Next Gen. ACCUPLACER

Reading:	224
Writing:	236
Arithmetic:	229

Curriculum

Program Courses

ENGL 1010	Fundamentals of English I	3
CIST 1001	Computer Concepts	4
CIST 1122	Hardware Install/Maintenance	4
CIST 1601	Information Security Fundamentals	3
CIST 1602	Security Policies and Procedures	3

Select one of the following courses

CIST 1401	Computer Networking Fundamentals	4
CIST 2451	Introduction to Networks- Cisco	4

Total Credit Hours: 25