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
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 Degrees and Certificates
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
Certificates of Accomplishment
Certificates of Specialization
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. Nancy Jones Dean Network Security / Microsoft MCSE Michael Warner Department Chair Network Security / Cisco 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 Eric Chen Faculty Network Security / Virtulization Linda Dewberry Faculty Database Donald Isbell Faculty Computer Hardware Jeff Kerr Faculty Computer Hardware Zubin Khambatta Faculty Linux OS Bob Konefsky Faculty Cisco Edward Lui Faculty Network Security / Cisco Thomas Salazar Faculty Cisco -
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
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Cyber security careers are complex and many roles can be found with banks, retailers and government organizations. Find Degree Programs Now.
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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).
Contact
Professor Tobi West, CISSP, GCFE CIS/CST/DGA Department Chair
Cybersecurity Center Director
Coastline College
twest@coastline.edu
Dr. Nancy Jones Dean of Career and Technical Education
Coastline College
njones@coastline.edu