Become a Cybersecurity Analyst in 6 months

Prepare for the CompTIA Security+ Exam and launch your cybersecurity career.

  • 100% online, beginner-friendly, six-months, part-time

  • 1-on-1 mentorship and career coaching

  • Graduate with a CompTIA Security+ Certification

  • NEW! AI learning units + interactive learning series

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Students rate our mentors and career coaches 4.9/5 for satisfaction.

Get job-ready and earn a certificate that proves your skills

With an estimated 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity positions by 2025, according to Cybercrime Magazine, and a job market expected to grow by 32% over the next 10 years, you can break into a massively in-demand field.

  • Develop practical skills through hands-on projects

  • Learn cybersecurity principles and problem-solving skills that help you evolve as the industry evolves

  • Propel your career with a recognized certificate from USF CTPE, America's fastest rising university in U.S. News & World Report rankings

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Take the guesswork out of getting ahead

Online, flexible and fast

Learn on your schedule in less time. No need to put your life on hold.

Project based to turn learning into action

Build skills and put them to work through projects that will kick your learning into motion.

Human support from day one

Get expert 1-on-1 support from a mentor, career coach, and student advisor. They’ll help you meet your goals.

Become a cybersecurity analyst, boost your earnings

$107,008

Median advertised salary of job postings in Tampa with 0-3 years minimum experience required.

Lightcast; October 2022 - September 2023

In this cyber security bootcamp you will:

  • Learn core cybersecurity analyst skills and practices

  • Analyze a cyber incident and identify the technical requirements to solve it

  • Assess operational systems in the presence of risks and threats

  • Conduct vulnerability assessments into on-premise and cloud security risks

  • Start your career in defensive and offensive cybersecurity

Plus, you’ll learn the tools cybersecurity analysts use, like:

Cybersecurity careers are lucrative and rewarding. Make an impact and help keep individuals, businesses, and governments safe. Transform your career in just six months.

Prepare for the CompTIA Security+ exam

CompTIA Security+ is an industry-wide recognized certificate for cybersecurity professionals demonstrating they have fundamental cybersecurity skills and will aid graduating students to more easily secure a job.

Students can prepare for the exam with in-depth preparation materials, practice exams, and a free exam voucher.

  • Mastery from your mentor

    Build skills faster with an expert in your corner who will keep you accountable and give you an insider's view.

  • Counsel from your career coach

    Build a search strategy, target the right employers, and refine your resume and interviewing skills.

  • Support from your student advisor

    Your student advisor has your back and will keep you on track to graduation.

  • Collaboration from your community

    You’ve got a built-in community — students who, just like you, are betting big on themselves.

100% online curriculum

Ready to get started?

Apply for the next cohort, and start working towards a new career in less than 9 months.

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University of South Florida
Corporate Training and
Professional Education
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, LIB608
Tampa, FL 33620

USF CTPE has partnered with Springboard to offer online tech bootcamps. Springboard developed the curriculum in partnership with industry experts and hiring managers, and administers and leads the courses.