Protect the systems the world runs on.
Defend the systems the world runs on. Hands-on training in network defense, threat detection, and security operations.
Starting pay
$65k – $92k
First job in
1 year (Cert) → 2 years (AAS)
[ SIM_FEED ]SIMULATED // NOT LIVE DATATARGET · NIC.CDA.US
DEFENSES_ONLINE
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DEFEND
WHAT CONNECTS
THE WORLD.
Train for careers in cybersecurity, networking, and information technology through hands-on labs, real systems, and industry-focused instruction.
◆ SIMULATED CYBERSECURITY VISUALIZATION · NOT REAL-TIME ATTACK DATACITE · NIC · COEUR D'ALENE
DESIGNATED
NSA · DHS
CAE-CD
PATHWAY
2 YEARS
CERT → AAS
CERTS
6+ BUILT-IN
SEC+ · CCNA · A+
ENTRY PAY
$48K – $115K
DEPENDING ON ROLE
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NOT YOUR
AVERAGE IT CLASS.
Three things that separate CITE from a typical IT class.
01
Real systems. Not simulations.
Live hardware: routers, switches, servers, virtualized environments. Not screenshots in a textbook.
02
Job-ready in 1–2 years.
Stackable certificates and a fast-track AAS designed by the people who hire — and sit on our advisory committee.
03
Certs while enrolled.
Sec+, Net+, CCNA, and Microsoft pathways are built into the coursework — you leave with credentials, not a transcript.
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PICK YOUR
PATH.
The launchpad into modern IT careers.
The launchpad into modern IT careers — systems, support, virtualization, and cloud foundations.
Starting pay
$48k – $68k
First job in
Often working tier-1 inside ~6 months
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REAL HARDWARE.
REAL ATTACKS.
- [ CISCO ]
Cisco Networking Lab
Build the network. Then break it.
Production-grade Cisco routers, switches, and patch panels — the same gear regional networks run on. Build a network from rack to running.
- [ SOC ]
Security Operations Center
A working blue team — open every term.
A working blue-team environment. Triage, IR, shift hand-offs — the way it actually runs in industry.
- [ VIRT ]
Virtualization Lab
Spin it up. Attack it. Throw it away.
VMware vSphere + Microsoft Hyper-V. Spin up, attack, contain, document — without breaking anything important.
- [ RACK ]
Rack Room
Physical first. Then everything else.
Physical hardware, KVM, console access. Rack-and-stack on real boxes — not screenshots in a textbook.
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PROOF —
NOT PROMISES.
Live SOC Tabletop · Multi-stage Intrusion
Cohort defended against a multi-stage intrusion in the SOC lab — phishing → credential theft → lateral movement.
- Splunk
- Velociraptor
- MITRE ATT&CK
- NIST 800-61
[ 14:08:21 ] alert.id=A-2391 severity=HIGH src.user=jdoe@cite.local src.ip=10.42.7.18 indicator=lsass.dump.candidate detection=defender_ASR action=quarantined next=isolate_host └─ assigned to analyst.shift.B
- [ NETWORK PROJECTS ]
Campus VLAN Redesign
Network capstone — redesigned a 12-VLAN campus topology with proper segmentation between staff, lab, IoT, and guest.
↗ See the work - [ SECURITY LABS ]
PCAP Hunt · Detect a C2 Beacon
Wireshark deep-dive — identified a beaconing C2 channel hidden in DNS traffic and wrote detection rules.
↗ See the work
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IN THEIR
OWN WORDS.
A graduate, a quote, a job. No marketing gloss.
[ GRAD · Class of '24 ]
[Cyber Grad · 2024]
SOC Analyst · Regional Health System
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“I went from never having opened a terminal to running our weekly threat hunt in eighteen months.”
Joined CITE with no background in IT. Spent two years rotating through the Cisco lab, the SOC, and the virtualization pod, and graduated straight into a SOC analyst seat at a regional health system.
// careers
YOUR FUTURE
STARTS HERE.
- [ SOC 15-1212 ]
Information Security Analysts
$88k – $157k
Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
- [ SOC 15-1241 ]
Computer Network Architects
$76k – $133k
Develop disaster recovery plans.
- [ SOC 15-1299 ]
Computer Occupations, All Other
$60k – $128k
Monitor systems for intrusions or denial of service attacks, and report security breaches to appropriate personnel.
- [ SOC 15-1244 ]
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
$65k – $110k
Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
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NSA & DHS
DESIGNATED.
CITE is one of fewer than 400 programs nationwide designated under the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) — meeting the standards set by the NSA and the Department of Homeland Security.
CAE-CD · DESIGNATED
Federal recognition. Audited curriculum. Verified instructors.
- Curriculum aligned to NSA / DHS standards
- Audited program quality
- Federal scholarship eligibility
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TIME TO
MOVE.
Apply, ask questions, or come tour the labs.