Immaculata University Online Cybersecurity, A.S.

Immaculata University's online A.S. in Cybersecurity is designed for adult learners who want to study one course at a time in seven-week sessions. Tuition is $250 per credit, the 60-credit degree totals $15,000, and the credits move into Immaculata's B.S. in Cybersecurity. It costs more than a community college, so it fits best if you value the pacing and the path to a bachelor's.

Immaculata University is a private nonprofit university in Immaculata, Pennsylvania. Its Cybersecurity A.S. is offered through its adult and professional studies division, and all courses are online.

Each course meets in an accelerated seven-week session, and you take one course at a time. You focus on a single subject, finish it, then start the next. The school says you can finish the 60 credits in less than two years.

The university serves 2,512 students, and it admits 86% of applicants.

The credits transition into Immaculata's B.S. in Cybersecurity, so the associate degree can serve as the first half of a bachelor's rather than a stopping point. A 60-credit program at one flat rate also keeps the first stage of that path easy to price.

Tuition is $250 per credit hour, which makes the 60-credit degree $15,000. At that rate the published tuition covers the whole degree. Pricing is the same for every student, because the page lists one rate and no separate out-of-state rate.

The seven-week format may affect how you plan financial aid, so ask the aid office how it handles terms that start throughout the year.

If you continue into the bachelor's, ask how your credits are counted so you can plan the second stage of your budget.

60 credits at $250 a credit comes to $15,000 in tuition, before fees.

Who It Fits

• You're an adult learner who prefers one course at a time over juggling several.
• You want an associate degree that leads into a bachelor's. The credits transition into Immaculata's B.S. in Cybersecurity.
• You want a curriculum guided by working professionals, including an advisory board of cybersecurity consultants.
• You like a stable, predictable weekly workload.

Who Should Skip It

• You want the lowest price. At $250 per credit, the degree costs more than a typical community college associate.
• You'd rather take several classes at once and finish faster.

The notable courses move from basics to defense. Introduction to Programming, Networks and Infrastructure and Data and Information I build the technical base. Cybersecurity Fundamentals then introduces the threats and controls.

Defense in Depth teaches layered protection, where one failure doesn't expose everything. Vulnerability Assessment and Testing is the hands-on end, where you look for weaknesses in a system.

An advisory board of experienced cybersecurity consultants guides the curriculum to keep it current. The university also has a partnership with the cybersecurity firm Fortalice Solutions LLC to support workforce development.

The first three courses, Introduction to Programming, Networks and Infrastructure and Data and Information I, build the technical base before the security-specific work begins. Because you take one course at a time, each class is a complete unit, and you finish Defense in Depth before Vulnerability Assessment and Testing begins.

Courses the School Names

• Introduction to Programming
• Networks and Infrastructure
• Data and Information I
• Cybersecurity Fundamentals
• Defense in Depth
• Vulnerability Assessment & Testing

Standout Features

• Advisory board of experienced cybersecurity consultants guides the curriculum
• Credits transition into Immaculata’s B.S. in Cybersecurity
• Partnership with cybersecurity firm Fortalice Solutions LLC to support workforce development

All courses in the program are offered online. Taking one course at a time in seven-week sessions means each class gets your full attention, but a missed week matters more because the course is short.

The Vulnerability Assessment and Testing course is the one to ask about for hands-on lab work.

You'd earn an Associate of Science in Cybersecurity from a private nonprofit university. Federal data shows a graduation rate of 71% at the university, and 61.5% of transfer-in students at the university complete. Both figures describe the university as a whole rather than this program alone, so treat them as context for the school and ask the program office about outcomes for this degree.

The 60 credits come one seven-week course at a time, so the credential builds in steady steps. Because the credits transition into Immaculata's B.S. in Cybersecurity, the associate can be a stopping point or the first half of a bachelor's.

Where this degree can lead: Cybersecurity Degree Jobs.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• Tuition of $250 per credit is above typical public community college rates.
• The seven-week pace is quick, and one missed week affects the course grade.
• The associate degree is the entry point. Many security jobs ask for a bachelor's.

• How many of the 60 credits transfer into the B.S. in Cybersecurity?
• Do classes meet live or run asynchronously?
• How do labs work in Vulnerability Assessment and Testing?
• What does the Fortalice partnership offer students?
• Can I take a term off between seven-week sessions?
• What financial aid applies to the accelerated terms?
• Which industry certification exams does the coursework prepare me for?

• Best Accelerated Online Programs Rank 8 of 9, associate
• Best for Working Adults Rank 9 of 9, associate
• Best Online Programs in Pennsylvania Rank 2 of 2, associate

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