This program is designed to meet the ever-increasing need for trained computer professionals in the area of information systems security. The program addresses the more popular security needs today and focuses on business security issues. The completion of this program will assist the student’s preparation for the Security+ and CISSP certifications.
The program consists of 60 weeks, 72 Quarter Credit Hours of Information
Systems Security and associated lab work.
IS-101: Networking Essentials
This course covers networking basics including network topology, network hardware, Ethernet, network design and troubleshooting, TCP/IP, switching and routing, e-mail, multimedia networking, the Internet, Windows, Unix and Linux, and other network operating systems and protocols. This course helps students prepare for the CompTIA Network+ Certification Exam.
IS-103: Security Essentials
This course covers the fundamentals of information security. The course examines topics including network and systems security, risk mitigation and management, IS threats and vulnerabilities, cryptography, and IS security countermeasures. Additional major instructional areas include principles of information security, information system security threats and vulnerabilities, network and systems security, and security maintenance and management. This course covers concepts in the CISSP Body of Knowledge.
IS-105: Computer Forensics
This course covers the tools and techniques of computer forensics and investigations and prepares students to acquire, preserve, and analyze digital evidence. Additional areas of emphasis include forensics tools, policies and procedures, and operating system considerations.
IS-107: Cyber Security
This course covers the basics elements of cyber security threats, vulnerabilities, and controls from a homeland security perspective for protecting yourself and your business from cyberthreats. Key course elements include cybercrime threats, the need for information assurance, controversial cybercrime issues, cyber laws and regulations, and methods of preventing cybercrime.
IS-109: Contingency Planning and Disaster Recovery Planning
This course provides students with the knowledge and ability to develop business continuity plans and disaster recovery plans based on organizational requirements. Additionally, this course covers the roles and responsibilities of key personnel, risk assessment and risk management, and data backup and recovery processes, and key corporate policies and procedures as they pertain to contingency planning and disaster recovery planning.
IS-111: Ethical Hacking
This course covers the tools and techniques of discovering network and computer vulnerabilities through the use of ethical hacking techniques and system security testing procedures. Areas of focus include various computer and network attacks, penetration testing, social engineering, hacking web servers, hacking wireless networks, operating system and application vulnerabilities, and firewalls and intrusion detection systems.
Consumer Information
Student Achievement: Vatterott College calculates the following student achievement rates in accordance with the laws and standards of the organizations that license and accredit the College’s locations. For more detailed information regarding each rate, please Click Here.
2010 ACCSC
Graduation
Benchmark
2010 ACCSC
Graduation
Rate
2010 ACCSC
Employment Benchmark
2010 ACCSC
Employment Rate
Fed. 2010 On
Time Grad Rate
45%
N/A
70%
N/A
67.74%
Occupations: Vatterott College does not and cannot guarantee that its graduates will obtain employment, or employment in any particular field. The College is committed, however, to fully preparing graduates to enter the workforce, and staffs a Career Services department entirely for the purpose of assisting students with their job search. Indeed, providing students with the skills and training they need to embark on a successful career is at the very core of the College’s mission.
Below, the College has provided information concerning potential occupational paths for program graduates. In accordance with federal regulations, the College generated this list of occupations using the U.S. Department of Education’s required process (described in more detail Here). It is important to note, however, that at times a list generated pursuant to this process may include occupations in which the College’s graduates do not typically find employment. Accordingly, prospective and current students are encouraged to carefully read the program description (above) and to meet with Career Services staff to discuss those occupations the College’s program is designed to prepare graduates to enter.
Financing: In order to cover the cost of their education, the College’s students may take advantage of a variety of financing options. Below, we have provided the median amount financed by students in this program, broken out into federal education loans, private education loans, and institutional payment plans. These median amounts were calculated in accordance with federal guidelines, explained in more detail here.
Federal Education Loans
Private
Education Loans
Institutional
Payment Plans
$19,206.42
$0
$0
Institutional Costs: At this time, the following institutional costs are charged in connection with this program.
Tuition
Books &
Supplies
Lab/Tech
Fee
Reg.
Fee
Tax
Total
Cost
$19,500
$1,900
$1,500
$100
$140
$22,900
Transportation and Living Expenses: In addition to the institutional costs set out above, students often incur other expenses while in school. Below we have set out estimated transportation and living expenses for students attending this program.
Transportation
Room & Board
Personal Expenses
$469
Dependent, living with parents:
Independent:
Military, receiving housing allowance:
