Professionals in the field are responsible for:

• Training and promoting security awareness
• Developing and working collaboratively with business units to create plans to protect information
• Assessing data access needs, security violations and program changes
• Monitoring systems and system use
• Proactively managing information resources
• Performing risk assessments
• Executing tests to determine risk
• Establishing and maintaining encryption practices
• Documenting policies, procedures and testing

After graduating from our program, you will be ready to work towards your bachelor’s degree at a four-year institution. Once you complete your bachelor’s degree, you can work as a:

• Information security administrator
• Information security analyst
• Information security architect
• Information security consultant
• Information security investigator
• Information security specialist
• Information security auditor
• Information security manager
• Security information service operator

While computer information security is an in-demand field, this program is ideal for students with certain traits. It may be a good fit if you:

• Have strong logic and computer skills
• Enjoy working and collaborating with others
• Can creatively solve problems
• Have solid organizational and analytical skills

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We designed our Computer Information Security Program to prepare you for pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer information security. Our classes focus on:

• Computer programming
• Mathematics
• Network infrastructure
• Operating systems and their secure application

As you complete our program, you will: 

• Apply security principles and practices to information system components
• Identify technical and administrative controls to solve information security problems
• Communicate technical information effectively with a range of audiences
• Manage information security resources

• View summaries of every course at HACC by browsing our class schedules database.

• Review our program guide (pdf) to view a list of required courses, recommended course sequencing and program competencies.

Yes! Our associate degree programs are designed to be flexible enough to transfer to a wide variety of colleges and universities with no loss of credit. However, each individual college has its own unique program. We encourage you to select a four-year school as soon as possible. This will allow you to learn the transfer college’s program requirements so you can take the proper classes at HACC.

As a computer information security student, browse the various transfer opportunities available at HACC:

We offer the complete program entirely through asynchronous instruction.

Yes! We offer many scholarships through the HACC Foundation. Each scholarship has specific eligibility requirements. To learn how to apply, please visit hacc.edu/Scholarships.

We offer classes in the spring, summer and fall for your convenience. Visit our website to submit your application at any time. Please include program code 1030 with your application, so you can make sure you apply to the correct program.

Future students, we are excited to connect with you and answer your questions. Please choose the option that works best for you to meet with us.

Current HACC students, please contact our Advising Department with any questions.