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The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) support educational programs designed to establish higher education in the fields of information assurance throughout the country. The NSA and DHS designate certain educational programs in the field of information assurance or information security as Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE). The CAEIAE designated programs must have passed stringent requirements and reviews as well as demonstrated their commitment to academic excellence in the information security field. Designation as a CAEIAE program brings greater prestige and publicity opportunities to the schools offering these programs as well as government recognition. The intention of the CAEIAE designation is to increase the number of professionals with higher education in the field of information assurance with an overall goal to protect the information infrastructure of the United States.

Attending a bachelors or masters degree program that is designated as a CAEIAE program affords students the opportunity to apply for scholarships through the Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship Program and the Federal Cyber Service Scholarship for Service Program. Students also gain the prestige and recognition that comes with earning their degree from a CAEIAE designated program. The NSA and DHS consider these institutions pipelines for hiring the best and the brightest professionals in the field of information assurance.

Our partner school, Capella University, offers two information assurance/information security programs that are designated as CAEIAE programs . Capella University offers an online bachelor degree in Information Technology - Information Assurance and Security and an online masters degree in IT - Information Security. The NSA and DHS recently stated that "distance learning is an effective means to meet the needs of the global work force."

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BS in Information Technology - Information Assurance and Security
MS in IT - Information Security