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community college
Forsyth Tech,
andolph, NJ
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Pl Year
Plan
Community colleges offer
hands-on experience prized
by employers.
Whether you’re fresh out of
y y n your career, community colleges are
an excellent resource for budding cyber-
security professionals. A cybersecurity
o n y colle p on p e,
an t rl Campus-based or online, these courses
are low-cost and offer the sort of hands-
on training that employers love.
An associate of applied science de-
r ,
a v - trations, all of which equip students with
ede t try-level roles. Areas include threat anal-
n r r ti tal forensics analysis to determine who
c m T l s e computer hardware and software.
on viding scholarships and resources for
students — particularly students from
low-income families. Microsoft, for ex-
e o e e in rity careers with an array of financial and
ts, inclu tance up to $500 as well as networking
and technical learning opportunities.
Most community college graduates
ates
cont s
c nu because bachelor’s degrees are impor-
tant for long-term career development.
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