North Texas ISSA Donates Funds for Collin College Scholarships

May 19, 2022 The North Texas Chapter of the Information Security Systems Association (North Texas ISSA) donated $21,000 to the Collin College Foundation for student scholarships on March 31.

The money was raised in conjunction with the groups annual cybersecurity conference held at Collin Colleges Plano Campus in the fall.

North Texas ISSA values its partnership with Collin College, said Sean Richards, North Texas ISSA president. Engaging with the aspiring cybersecurity professionals at Collin College is an exciting privilege that embodies the North Texas ISSAs mission of driving cybersecurity education and excellence across all stages of the profession.

Since the first North Texas ISSA cybersecurity conference at Collin College, the group and its generous sponsors have donated over $108,000 to the schools scholarship program.

In Spring 2020, Collin College began offering a new Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Cybersecurity, and the first class will be graduating this May. The BAT program is housed at the state-of-the-art IT Center at the Frisco Campus.

The North Texas ISSA gift allows students to take their education to the next level with a degree that offers high-wage jobs in a high-growth field, said Dr. Brenden Mesch, dean of academic and workforce program at the Frisco Campus.

For more information about North Texas ISSA, visit www.ntxissa.org. For more information about Collin Colleges Cybersecurity program, visit www.collin.edu/department/cybersecurity.

Collin College serves more than 56,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 100 degrees and certificates, including a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), a Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Cybersecurity,and a newBachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Construction Management to be offered beginning fall 2022.The only public college based in Collin County, Collin College is a partner to business, government and industry, providing customized training and workforce development. For more information, visitwww.collin.edu.