Collin College Cybersecurity Program Awarded EC-Councils 2022 Academic Innovator of the Year

Nov. 29, 2022 Collin College was recently announced as the 2022 Academic Innovator of the Year by the EC-Council for its Cybersecurity program and training.

The International Council of E-Commerce Consultants, also known as EC-Council, is the worlds largest cyber security technical certification body. Every year, the council recognizes excellence in cybersecurity training and education across global academic communities.

Collin College is honored to be recognized as theEC-CouncilAcademic Innovator of the Year, said Ervin Frenzel, Collin College director of Workforce Cybersecurity. Working with a program that believes in improving skills for entry-level cybersecurity technicians is critical to better our local, state, and national cybersecurity stance; fortunately,EC-Councilconsistently delivers needed resources quickly and accurately for our student population.

Awards issued by EC-Council are highly regarded and widely recognized across cybersecurity communities as EC-Council has an extensive network of academic partners from K-12, technical institutes, and colleges and universities around the world, impacting tens of thousands of students each year.

We are pleased to congratulate Collin College as the recipient of the 2022 North America Academic Innovator of the Year award, said Wesley Alvarez, Director of Academics, EC-Council. The Cybersecurity leadership at Collin College have implemented impressive opportunities for their students to benchmark hands-on skills, assess competency across employable work roles, and enhance their exposure to modern-day cybercrime and threats as they prepare to enter the workforce. Within this program, students are encouraged to work together, build each other up, take on responsibility, and become leaders.

Last spring, the National Security Agency (NSA) designated Collin College as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. The college also received validation from the NSA for its Associate of Applied Science in Information Systems Cybersecurity program through 2027.

Collin College serves more than 57,000 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 aBachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Construction Management.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.