Network Technology and Cybersecurity

Network Technology and Cybersecurity

Start your career as a LAN and WAN network technology administrator

Important note to Networking and Cybersecurity students

The following courses are available online in the Fall 11-week semester:

• NETW-106-DE01B Intro to Networking TCP/IP
• NETW-107-DE01B Introduction to Security
• NETW-110-DE01B Intro to UNIX Network Admin
• NETW-236-DE01B Computer Forensics & Investigation
• NETW-237-DE01B Perimeter Security
• NETW-238-DE01B Hacker Tech, Tools & Incident

Learn the essential skills of network technology (TCP/IP, Routing, Switching, Wireless, Security, and PC Repair and Maintenance).  Design, install, configure, maintain, optimize, and troubleshoot networks using a variety of network operating systems (Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X), vendor tools (Microsoft©, Cisco©, and Juniper Networks©) and hardware platforms and protocols.

Upon completion of the program, you are prepared for numerous computer-related certification exams.

You will be able to:

• Install, configure, and troubleshoot network operating systems
• Configure, maintain, troubleshoot, &secure routers, switches, and other networking hardware
• Evaluate current and emerging technologies and assess their applicability to address the users’ needs
• Solve problems individually and in a team environment
• Communicate effectively with clients, users and peers both verbally and in writing
• Understand the impact of technology on individuals, organizations and society, including ethical, legal, security and global policy issues.

Already, a networking professional? Consider our new Cybersecurity certificate.

Adding security skills and knowledge will provide opportunities for growth in your current job and prepare you for in the high-demand jobs in Cybersecurity.

You will be able to:

• Employ digital forensic methodology and labs to collect, seize, analyze and protect digital evidence
• Assess, manage and monitor command perimeter security technologies such as firewalls and VPNs
• Analyze systems and networks using common information gathering tools and techniques
• Perform incident handling by using appropriate methods

Learn more about Brookdale’s Cyber Center

Network Technology Degrees and Certificates

Brookdale offers a degree in Network Information Technology and a certificate in Cybersecurity; click the degree/certificate to read more in our online catalog.

Network Information Technology, A.A.S.

The network information technology program prepares students as LAN and WAN network administrators. Successful completion of the program provides students with the essential skills of networking (TCP/IP, Routing, Switching, Wireless, Security, and PC Repair and Maintenance). Students will design, install, configure, maintain, optimize, and troubleshoot networks using a variety of network operating systems (Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X), and vendor tools (Microsoft©, Cisco©, and Juniper Networks©), and hardware platforms and protocols. Upon completion of the program, students are prepared for numerous computer-related certification exams.

Link to prerequisites and requirements

Cybersecurity Academic Credit Certificate of Achievement

The cybersecurity certificate of achievement prepares students for the high-demand field of Cybersecurity. The target audience for this certificate of achievement includes professionals already working in IT that are hoping to add security skills and knowledge to their education, as well as recent Brookdale graduates seeking to build upon their Networking Information Technology A.A.S. degree. The certificate is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of network and computer security combined with the depth of study in the domains of penetration testing, digital forensics, and secure configuration.

Link to prerequisites and requirements

Transfer Agreements

Excelsior College:

Network Information Technology, Security Concentration – BS Information Technology, Networking
Network Information Technology Security Concentration – BS Cybersecurity

Wilmington University

Direct Transfer Agreement
A.A.S. Network Information Technology-B.S. Computer & Network Security

Transfer Opportunities

Transfer Agreements by Academic Program: Articulation Agreements are formal agreements between Brookdale and other colleges and universities. These agreements define how the courses you complete at Brookdale will apply to your future bachelor’s degree when you transfer into a baccalaureate program.

Brookdale Community College is an Equal Opportunity educational institution. In order to promote this goal, the College makes positive efforts to ensure equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability or veteran status.