🎓 Academics at HCC

Hillsborough Community College — Dale Mabry Campus

Cybersecurity network visualization

📖 My Major

Cybersecurity

I picked Cybersecurity because I've always been curious about how systems break — and more importantly, how to stop that from happening. This program at HCC teaches you the nuts and bolts of defending networks, writing security policies, and actually testing whether those defenses hold up under pressure. It's hands-on from the start, which is exactly how I learn best.

🎓 Degree

Associate in Science (AS) in Cybersecurity

Program Code: AS.CYBER.SEC
Total Credits: 60 credit hours
Campus: Dale Mabry

Program Courses

Year I — First Semester

  • CGS 1000 — Introduction to Computers and Technology (3 cr.)
  • ENC 1101 — English Composition I (3 cr.)
  • MGF 1130 — Mathematical Thinking (3 cr.)
  • Natural Science General Education CORE (3 cr.)

Year I — Second Semester

  • COP 1000 — Programming Logic (3 cr.)
  • CGS 2820 — Web Authoring HTML (3 cr.)
  • CTS 1305 — Introduction to Networking (3 cr.)
  • AMH 2010/2020 or POS 2041 — History/Government (3 cr.)

Year I — Third Semester

  • COP 2830 — Scripting for the Web (3 cr.)
  • CNT 1401 — Introduction to Network Security (3 cr.)

Year II — First Semester

  • CET 1600 — Cisco Network Fundamentals (3 cr.)
  • CIS 2359C — Information Assurance Network Systems (3 cr.)
  • COP 2836 — Database-driven Web Programming: Server (3 cr.)
  • CTS 1106 — Introduction to Linux (3 cr.)

Year II — Second Semester

  • CET 1610 — Cisco Router Technology (3 cr.)
  • CIS 2352C — Information Assurance Local Systems (3 cr.)
  • CIS 2353 — Security Management and Penetration Testing (3 cr.)
  • Humanities General Education CORE (3 cr.)

Year II — Third Semester

  • CGS 2091 — IT: Ethical and Legal Issues (3 cr.)
  • CIS 2598 — Cybersecurity Capstone (3 cr.)