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Cybersecurity Is All We Teach

Unlock opportunities at every stage of your cybersecurity career. No other college matches the depth and breadth of our hands-on, state-of-the-art cybersecurity courses — or offers industry-recognized GIAC certifications with every program.

Cybersecurity Fundamentals Certificate

Gain the skills and confidence to pursue our more technical upper division undergraduate programs.

Applied Cybersecurity Certificate

Not just for undergrads, our Applied Cybersecurity Certificate program is for anyone (age 18 to 60+) with at least 48 college credits who wants to launch a high-paying cybersecurity career.

Applied Cybersecurity Certificate

Bachelor's Degree

Transfer your college credits to SANS.edu and become one of the most job-ready candidates in cybersecurity.

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Graduate Certificates

Advance your InfoSec career through technically focused sets of courses that sharpen job-specific skills.

Graduate Certificates

Master's Degree

Take your InfoSec career to the highest levels — developing both hands-on technical skills and the ability to lead.

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Join an Online Info Session for Undergraduate Cybersecurity Programs

Learn more about SANS.edu undergraduate cybersecurity programs for students of all ages at a free online info session.

Cybersecurity Fundamentals Certificate (CSF): Build the foundational skills and tools you’ll need for advanced studies in cybersecurity.
Applied Cybersecurity Certificate (ACS): ACS graduates have an average starting salary of $104K.
Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Cybersecurity (BACS): BACS graduates have an average starting salary of $110K.
Career Support: Learn about resources for job search success available to ACS and BACS students through our Career Center.

Bring your questions. Some info sessions are encore presentations of recent events, but Admissions representatives will always be available to answer your questions live.

Tuesday, January 14 at 12 pm (ET)

InfoSec professional attends SANS.edu info session

Join an Online Info Session for Graduate Cybersecurity Programs

Learn more about our cybersecurity master's degree and graduate certificate programs for working professionals. Wed, January 8, 11 am (ET). Register here.
Get tips on crafting a strong application to our cybersecurity master’s degree program and information on the next steps in the admissions process. Thu, January 9, 1 pm (ET). Register here.
Explore our 9 highly technical, job-specific graduate certificate programs for working professionals. Wed, January 15 at 12 pm (ET). Register here.

Bring your questions. Some info sessions are encore presentations of recent events, but Admissions representatives will always be available to answer your questions live.

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SANS.edu Is Designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense by the NSA

“The CAE-CD designation is a testament to the quality of our cybersecurity faculty and programs. Our graduates are helping to meet the urgent cybersecurity needs of the U.S. government, industry, academia, and research, and we are proud to be part of a select group of cyber programs to have received this important designation.”

- Ed Skoudis, SANS Technology Institute President

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The SANS.edu Advantage

GIAC Certifications

Earn professional certifications that employers recognize and respect in each of our programs.

World-class Faculty

Learn the latest skills and techniques from the world's top cybersecurity practitioners.

100% Online Option

You have the option of completing our programs through live or rewindable online courses.

Flexible Schedule

Our programs are designed to fit into your busy life and work schedule.

Powerful Network

Make connections with some of the most talented students and teachers in the industry.

Learn from the Best

100%

Every member of the SANS.edu faculty is a highly skilled professional currently working in cybersecurity.

150+

More than 150 open source cybersecurity tools have been created by SANS Faculty.

40+

SANS faculty members have authored more than 40 books on information security.

3.5K+

SANS faculty members have produced more than 3,500 research papers and webcasts on information security topics.

SANS Courses and GIAC Certifications

Cybersecurity employers send more than 40,000 of their employees to pursue SANS courses and GIAC certifications each year, confirming the value they see in up-to-date, real-world SANS courses and in the skills validation of GIAC certifications. These are the same courses and certifications you’ll complete at SANS.edu — with support from a student advisor, for college credit, at SANS.edu academic pricing.

Hands-on Courses with Proven Results

SANS courses are continually updated for real-world relevance and feature more than 1,700 hands-on labs, so you’ll be prepared to apply the skills you learn in class on the job from day one.

Certifications Ranked #1

Cybersecurity professionals ranked GIAC certifications as the most valued certifications when selecting job candidates for interviews. (Source: cio.org) Students earn GIAC certifications, along with their degree or certificate, as part of every SANS.edu program.

SANS.edu Programs are DoD 8140 Approved

If you're a Department of Defense (DoD) employee or contractor who wants to earn a career-focused cybersecurity degree or certificate, our DoD 8140 approved college programs can open new doors of opportunity. All SANS.edu programs are DoD 8140 approved except for our graduate certificate program in Software Supply Chain Security, which is not yet approved.

US Department of Defense 8140 Cyber Workforce Qualification Program
DoD 8140 establishes baseline standards for qualifications that directly support operational needs and workforce readiness. All DoD personnel assigned to positions requiring the performance of cyberspace work are affected by DoD 8140.

Service members
DoD civilian employees (including non-appropriated fund employees)
Contractors
Foreign nationals

Learn more about DoD 8140

Course Delivery Options

Your mind has no borders. Why should your college? Our online and in-person course options are designed to fit your life and how you like to learn.

OnDemand

Our most flexible option gives you 24/7 access to online courses recorded by top cybersecurity practitioners. You can rewind and repeat content, including hands-on labs, quizzes, and exercises.

Live Online

Study from home — and save on travel and lodging expenses — through live, interactive scheduled online courses with SANS instructors and hands-on labs in a virtual environment.

In-Person

Immersive weeklong courses with hands-on labs are held across the country and around the world throughout the year. Meet fellow students and instructors and have the chance to attend special events, NetWars, vendor presentations, and more.

Take Your Next Step

Need more information? We’re happy to answer your questions. Join us for an info session, email info@sans.edu or call 301.241.7665.

Ready to apply? We look forward to learning about you and your cybersecurity career goals.

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Our Grads Get Hired

Our alumni work for organizations large and small, including Fortune 500 companies, military and government organizations, and leading cybersecurity firms. Here are just a few.

Adobe	Discover Financial Services	Northrop Grumman
Akamai	Epic	OpenSecurity
Amazon	Expel	Oracle
Apple Inc	EY	PwC
Artic Wolf Networks	Facebook	Raytheon
Bank of America	FireEye	Red Canary
Blizzard Entertainment	IBM	Rendition Infosec
Boeing	Jigsaw Google	RSA
Booz Allen Hamilton	JHU/APL	SAIC
Capital One	JPMorgan Chase	Salesforce
Cisco	KBR	Sandia National Laboratories
Coalfire	Mantech	SixGen
Coretelligent	Mastercard	Symantec
CrowdStrike	Microsoft	Verizon
Deloitte	MITRE	Walmart
Dragos	NIST	Wells Fargo Bank

SANS.edu Sentinels Earn Top Honors in National Cyber League Fall 2024 Competition

The SANS Technology Institute once again showcased its dominance in cybersecurity education with outstanding performances in the fall 2024 National Cyber League (NCL) competition.

#1 Power Ranking (NSA Centers of Academic Excellence)
#1 Power Ranking (Experienced Student Bracket)
#1 Team (Standard Student Bracket)
#2 Power Ranking (Standard Student Bracket)
#3 Team (Experienced Student Bracket)
26% of the Top 100 individual players were SANS.edu Sentinels (Experienced Student Bracket)

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SANS.edu Sentinels Finish in the Top 3 in the NSA Codebreaker Challenge

Congratulations to the SANS.edu Sentinels for finishing in the Top 3 out of 448 schools in the National Security Agency’s 2023 Codebreaker Challenge. Through the challenge, our undergraduate and graduate students sharpen their technical skills in mission-centric scenarios similar to the work the NSA does every day.

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