Lewis-Clark State College Online Cybersecurity Management BA/BS

Lewis-Clark State College's online Cybersecurity Management B.S. is a 120-credit, fully online bachelor's from a public college in Lewiston, Idaho that blends cybersecurity, computer programming and business management. It has a 4-credit internship and a 4-credit capstone design project, and it welcomes students who arrive with an associate degree. It suits transfer students who want a management-flavored security degree.

Lewis-Clark State College (LC State) is a public college in Lewiston, Idaho, with about 3,801 students in the federal data. Its Cybersecurity Management degree is offered as a BA/BS and delivered fully online, and it teaches the principles of cybersecurity, computer programming and business management.

The word Management in the title is a real signal. Along with core security and Linux coursework, you take Cybersecurity Management and Cyber Ethics. It's a good fit for people who want to lead security efforts or work between technical teams and executives, as opposed to specializing in a single technical tool.

For this 120-credit degree, ask LC State for the online rate for your residency, and ask whether online students pay fees that on-campus students don't.

Because the school welcomes students with an associate degree, your total cost depends heavily on what you transfer in. Request a credit evaluation before you apply. For a public college, the combination of transfer credit and in-state or out-of-state pricing usually matters more than any other cost decision.

Who It Fits

• You hold an associate degree in cybersecurity or a related field. LC State says students can enter with an existing associate degree, or complete the entire degree there.
• You want a degree that includes programming and business along with security, so you're not boxed into one role.
• You'd like required real-world experience. The catalog lists a 4-credit internship in computer science and a 4-credit capstone design project.
• You want a small college. Federal data shows an 88% admit rate and a school of about 3,801 students, so classes are less crowded than at large universities.

Who Should Skip It

• You need a firm price before you apply. Request the online per-credit rate and fees.
• You want named concentrations, certifications or lab partnerships. Ask what is offered.
• You want a program with a big graduating class. Federal data counts 2 bachelor's degrees awarded in this field, which means a very small cohort.

The coursework we can name starts with Cybersecurity Fundamentals and Linux Systems for Cybersecurity, then moves to Cyber Ethics and Cybersecurity Management.

The degree finishes with two practical pieces: an internship in computer science for 4 credits and a Capstone Design Project for 4 credits. Ask how online students arrange the internship, whether you can use your current job, and what kind of project the capstone expects.

Courses the School Names

• Cybersecurity Fundamentals
• Linux Systems for Cybersecurity
• Cyber Ethics
• Cybersecurity Management

Standout Features

• Students may enter with an existing associate degree in cybersecurity or a related field, or complete the entire degree at LC State

The program is fully online. Ask about class length, start dates and whether meetings are live. Federal data shows 21% of LC State's undergraduates study exclusively online, so most students on campus are not remote, and online students should ask how the college supports them.

A required internship and lab-style learning can be harder to arrange online than reading and quizzes. Ask who helps you find an internship placement if you live far from Lewiston, and whether your own workplace can count.

You earn a BA or BS in Cybersecurity Management from a public college. Ask whether a programmatic accreditor or a certification is attached to the degree.

What you do get is documented experience: an internship and a capstone design project, both of which you can describe to employers. Federal data shows 65.5% of transfer-in students finish within 8 years, a decent rate that reflects a school used to receiving transfers.

Where this degree can lead: Cybersecurity Degree Jobs.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• Ask for the price early, since you'll need it to plan.
• The cohort is tiny, with 2 degrees counted in this field in the federal data, so electives and peer networking may be limited.
• Only 21% of undergraduates at LC State study exclusively online, so online support depends on a college that's mostly on-campus.
• The internship can be hard to arrange from a distance, so confirm how it works.

• What is the online tuition rate for my residency, and what fees apply?
• How many credits from my associate degree will count toward the 120?
• How do online students complete the 4-credit internship?
• What does the Capstone Design Project involve?
• Are the lab experiences available online, and what tools or environments do they use?
• What are the term lengths and start dates?

Public college in Lewiston, Idaho.

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