Cochise College offers a variety of youth educational programs. The college will provide the GenCyber Youth Summer Boot Camp for high school and middle school students this summer. The 5-day camp is funded through an $84,238 grant from the National Security Agency, making it FREE of charge for participants.
Experienced college faculty will lead students through lessons and hands-on cybersecurity activities throughout the camp. Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided. The program will focus on cybersecurity concepts and cover many topics, including:
- Cybersecurity introduction and online safety
- Hardware, operating systems, and programming
- Networking, cryptography, and securing data
- Ethical hacking
- Computer careers and concepts review
Date: June 5 – 9, 2023
Time: 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Cochise College Downtown Center, 2600 E. Wilcox Drive in Sierra Vista.
“GenCyber at Cochise College is a chance for our middle and high school students to have fun while learning more about cybersecurity,” said Dr. Rodney Alexander, college cybersecurity instructor and GenCyber coordinator. “It is also a wonderful opportunity to work with schools and our community.”
Applications to register will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Teacher approval is required. Space is limited.
Register: https://bit.ly/GenCyberRegistration
Call (520) 515-5418 with questions.
