Network Administration & Information Security

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• Explore your major
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• Prepare an educational and career plan

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Network and computer administrators are a critical part of nearly every business, school and organization. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, persons in these roles in 2012 earned an average of $72,000 each year. Additionally, nearly 43,000 more positions in this field are expected to be needed in the coming years.

Explore career possibilities on Career Connect.

Current Students
Log in to My LaGuardia to review your Degree Audit to find out what classes to take. Have questions about using Degree Audit? Visit LaGuardia's Degree Audit page for tutorials and how-to guides.

Prospective Students
Review the curriculum.

Please note: Students will be held to the program and degree requirements of the year that they enter the College, unless the student changes their major in a different academic year. In that case, the student will be held to the current year requirements as listed in the catalog. Learn more.

Degree Map
Use the Degree Map and DegreeWorks to assist in academic planning and creating your own graduation plan in ePortfolio. See a full list of Flexible Core courses on the Pathways page.

For information about this program’s retention and graduation rate visit the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment website page.

In addition to the two-year degree in Network Administration & Security, LaGuardia offers a 15 credit certificate program.

Curriculum

Through a new collaboration with Mastercard, LaGuardia Community College students majoring in Network Administration & Information Security will get a chance to apply for an apprenticeship-based program working alongside Mastercard cybersecurity experts.

Full-time students (with U.S. citizenship or permanent residency) who have earned 30 credits and maintained a minimum 2.75 GPA towards their Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Network Administration & Information Security, will be invited to apply for a specially designed summer bootcamp in Spring II, 2022. Twenty students will enter the bootcamp, which will feature curriculum in network administration, security, cyber intelligence, and product development, to help prepare the students for entry-level positions with Mastercard or other leading companies.

From the cohort of students who complete the bootcamp, 10 students will be selected to work alongside Mastercard experts as paid part-time apprentices—gaining hands-on experience in how to protect, defend and respond to cybersecurity threats.

Upon graduation from LaGuardia, those students selected for the apprenticeship program may be invited to apply for full-time job opportunities at Mastercard.

Read on for a degree map and bootcamp topics.

LaGuardia Community College—Mastercard Apprenticeship Curriculum Design

Network Administration and Information Security AAS

Courses that will be credited for the Apprenticeship Program

• BTM101 Introduction to Business (3 credits)
• MAC237 Computer Security (3 credits)
• MAC247 Advanced Systems Security (3 credits)

LAGCC—Mastercard Bootcamp Program

Students graduating from the Network Administration and Security program, who maintain a 2.0 (or higher) GPA can seamlessly transfer to the Bachelor of Technology program at New York City College of Technology as Computer Systems majors.

Visit the Articulation Agreements page to learn more about transfer opportunities.