Information Technology – Systems Security (Cybersecurity)

I am doing this cybersecurityThe IT Systems Security program at ACC prepares individuals for employment in the exciting field of cybersecurity and networking. Students will learn about Windows® and Linux system administration, Cisco® Routing & Switching, cyber exploits and methods of mitigation, and technology crimes and law. Concrete skills such as router and switch configuration, device hardening, cybercrime investigation techniques, and security policy design are emphasized.

Alamance Community College is an authorized Cisco Networking Academy institution. Every year, hundreds of thousands of Networking Academy students worldwide gain the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) skills needed to build, design, and maintain secure and reliable networks. These students are both improving their career trajectories and also filling the global demand for ICT professionals. The IT Systems Security degree combines NetAcad courseware with Linux and Cyber Crime curricula to prepare students for today’s security challenges.

Course work includes design, installation, configuration, and management of network infrastructure technologies and network operating systems. Emphasis is placed on the implementation and management of network software and the implementation and management of hardware such as switches and routers.

Students completing this program will be prepared for multiple industry certification exams including:

  • Cisco CCNA
  • CompTIA Security+
  • CompTIA Network+
  • CompTIA Linux+
  • LPIC
  • ITS-Information Technology Specialist (e.g. Cybersecurity, Database, Networking, Python)*
  • MOS (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)*

*MOS and ITS exams are free for ACC students

The MTA exam program has been discontinued by Certiport.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program should be able to:

  • Develop an information technology security policy for an organization
  • Use a network simulation tool (e.g. PacketTracer) to prototype and troubleshoot a network topology
  • Develop and execute a Linux shell script to automate an administrative task
  • Review system logs after a documented event in order to determine the compromised host and identify any malicious or corrupted files
  • Give a professional, technical presentation pertaining to cybersecurity 

Articulation Agreements

To learn more about universities we have partnered with to allow ACC IT course credit to seamlessly be applied towards a Bachelors degree, visit our Articulation Agreements page.

 


 

 

First Fall Semester

Course# Course Name Contact Hours Credit Hours
WBL-110 World of Work 1 1
MAT-121 or higher Algebra/Trigonometry 4 3
CIS-110 Introduction to Computers 4 3
CTI-110 Web, Programming, and Database Foundation 4 3
CTI-120 Network and Security Foundation 4 3
TOTAL 17 13

 

First Spring Semester

Course# Course Name Contact Hours Credit Hours
CCT-231 Technology Crimes & Law 3 3
CIS-115 Introduction to Programming & Logic 5 3
NET-125 Introduction to Networks 5 3
NOS-120 Linux/UNIX Single User 4 3
NOS-130 Windows Single User 4 3
TOTAL 21 15

 

First Summer Semester

Course# Course Name Contact Hours Credit Hours
ENG-111 Writing & Inquiry 3 3
NET-126 Routing & Switching 5 3
SEC-110 Security Concepts 4 3
       
TOTAL 6 6

 

Second Fall Semester

Course# Course Name Contact Hours Credit Hours
CTS-115 Information Systems Business Concepts 3 3
NOS-220 Linux/Unix Admin I 4 3
NOS-230 Windows Administration I 4 3
NET-225 Enterprise Networking 5 3
See Catalog Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3 3
TOTAL 19 15

 

Second Spring Semester

Course# Course Name Contact Hours Credit Hours
CCT-289 or
WBL-XXX
Cybersecurity Capstone Project
Work Based Learning
7
60
3
ENG-115 or
ENG-114 or
Oral Communications
Professional Research & Reporting
3 3
COM-231 Public Speaking 5 3
SEC-160 Security Administration I 4 3
See Catalog Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 3
TOTAL 22 15

 

Grand Total 64

 

 

 

First Fall Semester

Course# Course Name Contact Hours Credit Hours
WBL-110 World of Work 1 1
CIS-110 Introduction to Computers 4 3
CTI-110 Web, Programming, and Database Foundation 4 3
CTI-120 Network and Security Foundation 4 3
MAT-121 or higher Algebra/Trigonometry 4 3
TOTAL 17 13

 

First Spring Semester

Course# Course Name Contact Hours Credit Hours
CIS-115 Intro to Programming & Logic 5 3
NET-125 Introduction to Networks 5 3
NOS-120 Linux/UNIX Single User 4 3
CCT-231 Technology Crimes & Law 3 3
NOS-130 Windows Single User 4 3
TOTAL 21 15

 

First Summer Semester

Course# Course Name Contact Hours Credit Hours
ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry 3 3
NET-126 Routing & Switching 5 3
       
TOTAL 8 6

 

Second Fall Semester

Course# Course Name Contact Hours Credit Hours
NOS-220 Linux/Unix Admin I 4 3
NET-225 Enterprise Networking 5 3
SEC-110 Security Concepts 4 3
SEC-160 Security Admin I 4 3
       
TOTAL 17 12

 

 

Grand Total 46

 

 

Graduates may find employment in entry-level jobs as,

Security Analysts
Cyber Threat Responders
Local Area Network Managers
Network Operators
Network Analysts
Network Technicians