BLINN OFFERING A DEGREE IN CYBERSECURITY

  

The Blinn College District is now offering a two-year Associate of Applied Science Degree in Cybersecurity.

The program is available on the Brenham campus, and the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus.

The Cybersecurity Program prepares students to enter the workforce or pursue their bachelor’s degree in computer science or computer information systems at four-year institutions.

Coursework includes hardware components, network structures, and the techniques and tactics hackers use to exploit these systems.

Graduates of the program also earn the Cybersecurity-Level 2 Certificate, which is available separately and can be applied to individuals’ current positions or utilized for professional development.

Many of the faculty members who teach in the program also maintain security jobs in the field.

Blinn Information Technology Program Coordinator Carol Wiggins said that careers in cybersecurity offer exponential growth, and many students have job offers before they even graduate.

Blinn Cybersecurity Program graduates are on track for careers as information security analysts and other roles in computer network administration.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, information security analysts earn an average salary of $102,600 per year.

Cyberseek, a website that provides detailed data about demand in the cybersecurity job market, says there are approximately 82,000 cybersecurity jobs available in Texas. For more information, about Blinn’s Cybersecurity Program, visit www.blinn.edu/cybersecurity.