In 2016, Forbes reported that there were 1 million job openings in cybersecurity and this Virginia community college heard that loud and clear.

Northern Virginia Community College is helping student secure jobs in cybersecurity with the creation of its NOVA Cybersecurity Center. The new center designed a curriculum around the cybersecurity standards of the Department of Homeland Security and National Security Agency, which have designated NOVA a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance. Students enrolled in the center can pursue an associate of applied science degree (AAS) in cybersecurity, preparing them for a career as a cyber technician or analyst or a career studies certificate, to prepare networking specialists for jobs in network security.

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