A Proposed Framework for a Community College Cybersecurity Program
type: CreativeWork
description: This proposal is to develop a framework for designing a cybersecurity program. The goal of the program is to prepare students graduating from an accredited two-year college for success in cybersecurity careers. Several challenges such as program accreditation, workforce development, and Department of Homeland Security/National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE in CD) designation exist. All of these serve as inputs in constructing a methodology to develop such a program to meet local industry needs for cyber professionals. I developed this framework as a cybersecurity educator over the last five years, published a few papers, and I then contacted several of my peers to validate the factors that I used to build my framework.
abstract: This proposal is to develop a framework for designing a cybersecurity program. The goal of the program is to prepare students graduating from an accredited two-year college for success in cybersecurity careers. Several challenges such as program accreditation, workforce development, and Department of Homeland Security/National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE in CD) designation exist. All of these serve as inputs in constructing a methodology to develop such a program to meet local industry needs for cyber professionals. I developed this framework as a cybersecurity educator over the last five years, published a few papers, and I then contacted several of my peers to validate the factors that I used to build my framework.
author: Ward, Patrick
keywords: community college, curriculum development, cybersecurity, Education
date published: 2024-01-01T08:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T01:40:49Z
provider: Claremont Graduate University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Claremont Graduate University