Bachelor of Applied Science

Cyber Security

Snapshot

This concentration is fully online in collaboration with the College of Engineering and Computing and is only available to students who graduate with an AAS degree in Cyber Security from a partner school.

College Rank badge for Best Online Bachelor's CybersecurityWhy This Degree?

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that cybersecurity roles will grow over 30 percent in the next decade. In the U.S. alone, the cybersecurity workforce has more than 950,000 workers — with around 465,000 of them yet to be filled, according to CyberSeek, a project supported by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), a program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the U.S. Department of Commerce.

If you have an AAS in Cyber Security from the Virginia Community College System, this degree is for you.

We’ll build on the skills you gained in your AAS degree to help you complete a Bachelor’s degree and start a cyber security career with the requisite skills designed to hit-the-ground-running.