Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education
Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE)
Coastline College Cybersecurity Center
Director: Professor Tobi West, CISSP, GCFE
Contact: twest@coastline.edu
Coastline's Cybersecurity Program 2020
An overview of Coastline College's Cybersecurity Program. The program offers online, evening, and hybrid courses to meet your schedule.
CAE-CDE Program Goal
The goal of the CAE Cyber Defense Education program is to reduce vulnerability in our national information infrastructure by promoting higher education and research in cyber defense and producing professionals with cyber defense expertise.
The program helps students to proactively increase their understanding of robust information assurance and cyber defense (IA/CD) technology, policy, and practices to work collaboratively as professionals to enable our Nation to effectively prevent and respond to a catastrophic cyber event. This program will contribute significantly to the advancement of state-of-the-art IA/CD knowledge and practices.
Coast Community College District Information Assurance Plan
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Vision
The vision for Coastline College’s CAE-CDE program is to:
- Provide a program that is committed to excellence in the field of Cyber Defense education.
- Strengthen the cybersecurity workforce by providing Cyber Defense education through certifications and an Associate of Science degree program.
- Build an effective education pathway model with K-12 schools to encourage students at an early age to enter cybersecurity fields of study.
- Provide the Nation with a pipeline of qualified students poised to become the future skilled technical workforce.
- Continuously improve the quality of its Cyber Defense Education program, curriculum, faculty, students, and other institutions.
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Degrees and Certificates
Cybersecurity consists of security knowledge and skills but also vendor-specific and vendor-neutral certificates. Coastline College provides students with the opportunities to earn a transfer AS-option 1 degree, but also industry specific certifications.
Computer Networking and Cybersecurity Program
Certificate Types and Requirements
Certificate Type Unit Requirement AS Degree 60 units Certificates of Achievement 18 Units and over Certificates of Accomplishment 12 Units and over Certificates of Specialization Under 12 Units AS Degrees
- Computer Networking: Cisco - Associate of Science Degree (60 units)
- Computer Networking: Microsoft Windows Server - Associate of Science Degree (60 units)
- Cybersecurity - Associate of Science Degree (60 units)
- Data Analytics - Associate of Science (60 units)
Cert of Achievement
- Computer Networking: Cisco - Certificate of Achievement (18 units)
- Computer Networking: Microsoft Windows Server - Certificate of Achievement (27 units)
- Cybersecurity - Certificate of Achievement (24 units)
- Data Analytics - Certificate of Achievement (20 units)
Certificates of Accomplishment
- Amazon Web Services Associate - Certificate of Accomplishment (12 units)
- CCNA - Certificate of Accomplishment (12 units)
- CompTIA - Certificate of Accomplishment (12 units)
- Cybersecurity and Computer Networking - Certificate of Accomplishment (15 units)
- Cybersecurity Fundamentals - Certificate of Accomplishment (12 units)
- IT Foundation - Certificate of Accomplishment (12 units)
- MCSA: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 - Certificate of Accomplishment (12 units)
- Penetration Testing - Certificate of Accomplishment (12 units)
Certificates of Specialization
- Data Analytics - Certificate of Specialization (9 units)
- MCSA: Windows 10 - Certificate of Specialization (9 units)
- MCSA: Windows Server 2016 - Certificate of Specialization (9 units)
Available Soon - Pending Approval
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Faculty
The following is a list of Coastline's Networking/Security Program faculty and their specializations.
Networking / Security Program Faculty
Name Role Specialization Dr. Shelly Blair Dean Tobi West, CISSP, GCFE Department Chair Cybersecurity Hannah Bai Faculty Virtualization / Microsoft MCSE Dr. Brandon Brown Faculty Network Security / Cisco Stefan Bund Faculty Programming / Scripting Andy Cuberly Faculty Cisco Marquez Garrett Faculty Computer Networking Donald Isbell Faculty Computer Hardware Jeff Kerr Faculty Computer Hardware Zubin Khambatta Faculty Linux OS Bob Konefsky Faculty Cisco Terry Nguyen Faculty Programming / Cybersecurity Craig Oberlin Faculty Cybersecurity Kevin Riley Faculty Cybersecurity -
Resources
Professional Journals
Cybersecurity journals and articles are available through the Coastline Online Library at no charge. Just follow the login instructions on the Online Library link on the Coastline.edu home page. Lists of Professional Journals may be obtained at either the online Cybersecurity Center or the Cybersecurity Center located in the lobby or Transfer Center at the Garden Grove Center. Professional Journals available at the Online Library include:
CAE and CAE-CDE Institutions
Four Year National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense
- California State University, Pomona
- California State University, Sacramento
- California State University, San Bernardino
- National University
- University of Illinois, Springfield
- University of Maryland
- University of Phoenix
Cybersecurity Community Resources
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Job Opportunities
- Cyber Security Careers
- Cyber security careers are complex and many roles can be found with banks, retailers and government organizations. Find Degree Programs Now.
- Employment Outcomes
- Career Education Job Placement Rates
- Occupational Outcomes
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Cyber Competitions
In addition to mentoring for CyberPatriot competitions, Coastline College students participate in a variety of cyber competitions to sharpen their hands-on skills in cybersecurity. Competitions include the Western Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (WRCCDC) and National Cyber League (NCL).
"I had the privilege of taking a couple of your classes last year. I was able to complete my Associate's degree in Cybersecurity at Coastline and this year I passed the GIAC GSEC as well as the CISSP. Thank you for all your guidance!" -Michael Shin, Coastline student
Contact
- Professor Tobi West, CISSP, GCFE, CIS/CST/CYBR/DGA Department Chair
- Coastline College
- twest@coastline.edu
- Dr. Shelly Blair, Dean of Career Education
- Coastline College
- twest@coastline.edu