Carroll Community College
Spring 2016,
No. 82





Contents

College Opens Cybersecurity Lab

President’s Column

Transitional Education Program Redesign Recognized in Bellwether Competition

Carroll's New Cybersecurity Lab

TV Commercial Wins Award

Theatre Students Receive Regional Recognition

Foundation Member John Yingling Receives Award

Read Today Online

My Carroll Moment

College Announces New Summer Camps for 2016

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College Opens Cybersecurity Lab

On Thursday, February 11, 2016 the college celebrated the opening of a new laboratory dedicated to cybersecurity education and training. Guests in attendance included students, instructors, local business leaders, and members of the college’s Board of Trustees and Foundation Board of Directors. The event, which drew a standing-room-only crowd to the Student Center, was offered in partnership with the Carroll Technology Council.

The first degree-credit classes in Cybersecurity at Carroll started last fall. These introductory classes lead to a credit certificate in Network Security, and with additional courses, will lead to an associate degree in Cybersecurity, pending approval by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.

Carroll is one of 14 community colleges in Maryland to receive a U.S. Department of Labor grant to develop credit certificates and degrees in the profession, as well as offer non-credit certification training.

“I am very excited about our new Cybersecurity lab. We are most grateful to the Carroll Community College Foundation for funding much of the needed equipment. Through this facility, students will train on state-of-the-art equipment and be fully prepared to enter jobs in this high-demand, high-wage career field," said college President Dr. James D. Ball.

The college showcased the new equipment, in part to demonstrate cutting-edge resources and to thank donors and members of the Foundation for their support of the program. Foundation funding made possible the acquisition of three Cisco mobile networking racks that include equipment such as routers and switches.

Carroll has developed coursework in digital forensics, network penetration, scripting, wireless and embedded device exploitation, and technical writing and documentation. Additionally, many of the new courses will prepare students for an industry certification, such as CompTIA's A+, Network+ and Security+, Cisco's CCENT and CCNA and EC-Council’s Certified Ethical Hacker, among others. There is also a non-credit certification training program and there are non-credit certificates that prepare students for industry certifications. These certifications can then be applied toward credit within the cybersecurity degree program. The college will also offer Continuing Education courses for working cyber professionals who want to stay current on emerging issues and technical expertise.

Students receive assistance in locating opportunities that offer hands-on experience, such as part-time and full-time jobs, internships, and service-learning opportunities.

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