Jan. 26, 2023 – The North Texas Chapter of the Information Security Systems Association (North Texas ISSA) donated $35,000 to Collin College for cybersecurity student scholarships on Jan. 19. North Texas ISSA has held cybersecurity conferences at the college for several years, and the partnership between the college and the information security organization continues to flourish.
“North Texas ISSA’s partnership with Collin College enables us to play a small part in the journey of the next generation of cybersecurity professionals,” said Sean Richards, North Texas ISSA president.
“We hope the students who received these scholarship funds know that we are all cheering them on as they become the cybersecurity defenders the world needs.”
Last spring, the National Security Agency (NSA) designated Collin College as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. The college also received validation from the NSA for its Associate of Applied Science in Information Systems Cybersecurity program through 2027.
“We are happy to have North Texas ISSA as not only a sponsor, but also a partner who assists our student body grow to meet the needs of the community,” said Ervin Frenzel, Collin College program director for Cybersecurity. “We look forward to continued expansion of our partnership to include more of the regional and national level expectations demanded of the cybersecurity professionals. The only way to do this, for our student body, is to learn from not only our instructors but also from those experienced practitioners currently serving within our regional community.”
In Spring 2020, Collin College began offering a new Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Cybersecurity, and the first class will be graduating this May. The BAT program is housed at the state-of-the-art IT Center at the Frisco Campus.
Collin College serves more than 57,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 100 degrees and certificates, including a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), a Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Cybersecurity, and a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Construction Management. The only public college based in Collin County, Collin College is a partner to business, government, and industry, providing customized training and workforce development. For more information, visit www.collin.edu.