Cybersecurity
Chemeketa Community College
Public · Community college
A specialized associate route in information security.
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Preparation, time and schedule
What this route covers
The department distinguishes its Cybersecurity AAS from the broader Computer Systems and Information Technology AAS. Select the security-focused curriculum when comparing course plans.
Before you apply
Review the Cybersecurity course map and have an advisor evaluate prior credits and placement before registering.
Your complete timeline
Confirm the current sequence. Prior credits, prerequisite placement and course availability can change your personal completion date.
Plan around the schedule
Confirm course schedule. Ask for the actual days, start times and required travel from Salem area · confirm course sites. Online coursework does not necessarily make laboratories or placements remote.
Application and selection
Use the official Cybersecurity page to review the current entry checklist. Ask whether a separate department application, selection process or cohort start applies before committing to enrollment.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
Questions to take to an advisor
Which classes require scheduled attendance, and how will I build evidence of practical skills?
- Which required courses or placements are offered only once per year?
- Can you give me a written estimate covering every required term and practical expense?
- Which employment, transfer or licensing requirements remain after this award?
Published program length is not a personal completion estimate. Transfer credits, prerequisites, selection and course availability can change the timeline.
After the program
Cybersecurity and IT programs build relevant skills. Analyst positions may require prior IT experience or additional credentials; a program title is not a guarantee of direct entry to an analyst role.
Cost and outcomes
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Published tuition or budget base
Effective summer 2026, resident tuition is $111 per credit plus a $39 per-credit universal fee ($150 combined) for these undergraduate certificate/associate courses. Course-specific charges are additional.
Official tuition and cost information ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026
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A narrower program/field earnings result is not verified. Broad-field context for this institution and credential is available below.
Broad-field earnings context
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Associate degree
Chemeketa Community College. Graduating cohorts: 2016–2020. This published field group (CIP 11) can combine several programs and campuses. We selected it as related context; it is not a verified result for this exact program.
Broad-field context: this two-digit CIP family combines substantially different programs at the same institution and credential level. It does not estimate the earnings of this specific program.
- $39,390 median annual earnings 1 year after graduation
Amounts are in 2023 dollars. Census PSEO covers graduates meeting its earnings and employment-attachment rules; it excludes noncompleters and many self-employed or low-attachment workers. These are historical outcomes, not starting-pay estimates or a forecast.
Census PSEO Oregon data, 2026 Q2 (CSV download) ↗
Population, methods and limitations ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026