From the Office of U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski:
WASHINGTON – At 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, 2015, U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) will join Dennis Golladay, President of Harford Community College and John Mayhorne, Dean of the Business, Computing and Applied Technology division to announce that Harford Community College Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Program has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education by the National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The program prepares students to enter the high demand field of information system security as trained professionals who protect data and equipment from internal and external threats.
Students will have the opportunity to gain hands on experience with the latest hardware and software. Harford Community College provides both associate degree and certificate programs in Information Assurance and Cybersecurity. On completion of the degree, students will be eligible to sit for the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certification exam. They will also be eligible for two year scholarships when they transfer to four-year programs that are Centers of Academic Excellence through the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Scholarship for Service program, which provides full tuition in exchange for government service, and the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Information Assurance Scholarship program, which provides full tuition and a stipend in exchange for working at DOD.
Interesting. I have no doubt that the Harford Community College is a good educational center. I am sure they are Nationally Accredited and all that good stuff. I support community colleges because they are an excellent source of education for local residents and those that can’t afford the main stream centers of education in this country. However, I have serious doubts that any community college can call itself a “National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education”. It is after all a community college. It is by no means a “National Center” for anything. Lets be realistic folks. Once again Mikulski is blowing sunshine up the rear of her constituents. I consider all this a “joke”.
Key words ” mikulski is blowing” …lol