by Lango Deen ldeen@ccgmag.com THESE PROGRAMS WILL PREPARE YOU FOR YOUR NEW CAREER


 California State University, Bakersfield


The California State Univer- sity Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excel- lence helps students develop skills they could use as analysts or engineers in such organizations as the CIA, the FBI, or any of the 17 agencies of the intelligence communi- ty. There are six undergradu- ate programs and an M.A. program in national security studies. Top students have the opportunity to earn funding to participate in summer travel- abroad programs.


 Carnegie Mellon University


the wide range of technology, policy, and management is- sues in government, industry, and academia.


 Clark Atlanta University


The Center for Aca- Carnegie Mellon’s


CyLab was founded in 2003 and is one of the largest university-based cyber secu- rity research and education centers in the United States. CyLab is also designated by the National Security Agency as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information As- surance Education. Through Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering’s Informa- tion Networking Institute, as well as the Heinz College, a number of graduate degree programs are offered in infor- mation networking, informa- tion security and information technology, to create a pool of information assurance pro- fessionals who can address


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demic Excellence in National Security (CAENS) promotes intelligence community stud- ies through an innovative pro- gram of study and research that includes broad exposure to interdisciplinary studies with particular emphasis on informational science and technology. The center complements major programs of study at Clark Atlanta Uni- versity with sessions designed to develop and enhance the skills needed for employment in the intelligence commu- nity. The CAENS Studies program at Clark Atlanta includes an IC Scholars pro- gram for college students and a summer institute for high school students.


 Florida A&M University


in 2004, nearly 80 students have completed the track and received professional certificates recognized by the Department of Homeland Se- curity and the Committee for National Security Systems. Information assurance is one of the fastest growing areas of information technology. IA addresses concerns ranging from individual privacy and information protection in commerce, entertainment and social interaction to national security.


 Florida International University


 George Mason University


FIU was one of four original universities desig- nated as Intelligence Com- munity Centers of Academic Excellence (IC-CAE), which provide students with a vari- ety of opportunities for career preparation. The IC-CAE grant established the Program in National Security Studies, including: • Undergraduate and gradu- ate certificates in national security studies.


• The Foreign Language and Cultural Studies program.


FAMU is among the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities to achieve National Security Agency designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. Since its inception


• The High School Program in National Security Stud- ies.


• The local SOUTHCOM internship program.


• Intelligence Career Seminars.


• National security-related speakers.


USBE&IT


Established in 1990, the Center for Secure Informa- tion Systems (CSIS) has the distinction of being the first academic center in security at a U.S. university. It is one of the National Security Agen- cy’s original Centers of Aca- demic Excellence in Informa- tion Assurance Education, a designation it continues to hold. In 2008, the NSA estab- lished a new designation–The National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research. CSIS has earned this new designa- tion, and is designated for both Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education and CAE-Research through 2013. CSIS’ emphasis on informa- tion security makes it unique among the institutions of higher learning. The Center resides within the Volgenau School of Information Tech- nology and Engineering at George Mason University.


 Howard University Department of Systems and Computer Science


The


graduate certificate program in computer


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