Cybersecurity
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Description
U.S. Job Openings: 500,000
Entry Level Salary: $70,000-$100,000
Year 1 (Foudation): The first year of this program will focus on foundational cybersecurity concepts and skills:
- Networking - building a network from scratch including cabling and hardware builds
- Building and maintaining servers Operating Systems, including Linux
- Ethical Hacking concepts and challenges
- CyberPatriot challenges and competition
- CompTIA Tech+, Linux+ & Network+ certifications
Year 2 (Advanced): The second year of this program will focus on advanced cybersecurity concepts and skills:
- Cyber defense & ethics
- Cloud systems & security
- Cyber Forensics & Penetration Testing
- CyberPatriot challenges and competition
- CompTIA Security+ & Cloud+ certifcations; Amazon Web Services certfications, and more!
A coding background is not needed, but if if you have one, and can combine it with cybersecurity skills, you'll very successful.
Location: JATC North campus
Program Expectations
Students will be required to study for industry certifications
Students must follow Jordan District’s Network Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for internet use, and the extended privileges form for the JATC
Students will design and build computers, servers, networks, and security solutions.
Program Awards and Media
2024-2025 - 1st & 2nd State Silver Tier; Top 25% in US
2024-2025 - State Finalist
1st Programming Jaxson Smith
1st Web Development Vi Cao & Amanda Astin
2nd Web Development Jonathon Colby & Josh Burrup
3rd Jacob Crook & Aiden Maher
2022 SkillsUSA Nationals 2nd place Interactive Game Design James Davies and Jackson Halverson 4th place Web Development James Cox and John Murdock State 1st place Interactive Game Design James Davies and Jackson Halverson, 1st Place Web Design Lee Knopp and Adelina Trionfo, 2nd James Cox and John Murdock, 3rd Jackson Johns and Jake Holcombe.
2021 SkillsUSA State Web Development Contest 1st Place James Davies and Tinh Nguyen 2nd Place Jesse Gavino and Dan Gross.
2019 SkillsUSA Web Design 3rd Place Tyler Troung and Caleb Taylor
2018 SkillsUSA 2nd Bethany Bee & Chayse Thompson
2018 SkillsUSA 3rd Dallin McDougal & Alyssa Muller
2014 1st Place Skills USA
2014 3rd Place Skills USA
2013 1st Place Skills USA
2024 NCWIT Winners Northern Utah Honorable Mention Natalie Thurgood and Julia Freire Sabino Rising Star Phoenix Beckstead
2022 NCWIT Winner Adelina Trionfo Rising Star Award Kina Wilkins
2021 NCWIT Winner Aspen Kesler, Rising Star award Emma Kondris and Katrina Snelgrove
2020 NCWIT Winners Katelyn Swain State Winner, Kayla Bacon State Runner up, and Lillian Mcelheny
2019 NCWIT Winners Estela Newton State Winner, Madi Katwyk State Runner up, and Tea Flores Leadership Award.
2018 NCWIT Winners National Runner up Taylor Dee and Mackenzie Evans. State Winners Mackenzie Evans, Addisyn Leister, and Alyssa Muller
2017 NCWIT Winners Taylor Dee, Faith Melton, Kim Young
2016 NCWIT Winners 2016 Nikita Siddamsettiwar and Alyssa Johnson
2014 NCWIT Winner Kendra Koester
2019 TSA Web Design 2rd Place Madi Katwyk, Caleb Taylor, Ryan Herrscher, and Joshua Rollinson.
2018 TSA 2nd Place Web Design Vivian Tang, Dallin McDougal, Jacob LeBaron, Bethany Bee, and Liam Post.
2018 TSA 3rd Place Madison Pidcock, Estela Newton, Sebina Delibasic, Jordan Powell and, Landon Sheriff
2016 TSA 2nd Place Web Design Contest
2015 1st Place TSA
2015 2nd Place TSA
2014 3rd Place TSA
2013 2nd Place TSA
2013 3rd Place TSA
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