QUANTICO, Va. — The U.S. Naval Neighborhood School, in partnership with Western Governors College, started its first lessons for the Affiliate of Science in Cybersecurity and Data Assurance September 1, 2022.
There have been 178 energetic responsibility enlisted Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen to start out the primary USNCC-designated naval-relevant competency-based affiliate diploma program.
“CBE is predicated on demonstrating mastery of program outcomes or competencies,” mentioned USNCC’s President Randi R. Cosentino, Ed.D. “This permits our motivated service members the potential to maneuver extra rapidly in progressing by means of their program of research whereas concurrently incomes industry-leading credentials. Our purpose is to supply the alternatives for women and men in uniform to develop of their schooling and profession. For some, the normal classroom atmosphere will not be the best choice. That is why we’re enthusiastic about this CBE mannequin.”
The USNCC makes use of a consortium mannequin of schooling, which suggests the USNCC teaches the 5 Naval Research Certificates programs and the accomplice establishment teaches the opposite programs that make up the affiliate diploma. This permits the naval companies to have a versatile, scalable mannequin of schooling to fulfill the wants of the companies whereas offering a top quality schooling to the Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who earn their diploma by means of the consortium.
“We’re excited to welcome college students from the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard by means of our partnership with the U.S. Naval Neighborhood School,” mentioned retired Rear Adm. Jeff Harley, WGU’s director of Army Engagement. “WGU is a military-focused college and our competency-based schooling mannequin gives nice alternatives for USNCC college students to earn a level in cybersecurity whereas nonetheless assembly their navy duties wherever throughout the globe.”
The Affiliate of Science in Cybersecurity and Data Assurance has the Naval Research Certificates embedded into this system together with the Certificates in Community and Cyber Protection. This diploma additionally consists of six embedded CompTIA certifications.
“For America’s women and men in uniform who have already got a powerful background in cybersecurity, this can be the best choice,” mentioned the USNCC’s command senior enlisted chief, Sgt. Maj. Mike Hensley. “They will take the data and understanding they already know and speed up by means of coursework incomes their diploma at a tempo that most closely fits them. That is the kind of diploma program that appears at the way forward for schooling and says, ‘how can we do higher for our Marines, our Sailors, and our Coast Guardsmen?’”
America Naval Neighborhood School is the official neighborhood school for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. To get extra details about the USNCC, go to www.usncc.edu. Click on on the Inquire Now hyperlink to discover ways to be part of the USNCC Pilot II program.
