Ethical Hacking
- Microcredential
DISCOVER A CAREER IN ETHICAL HACKING
Ready to help organizations improve their cybersecurity posture and prevent future attacks? With MCC’s Ethical Hacking Microcredential, you’ll build a foundation to prepare you for opportunities with a Security Operations Center (SOC) help desk, security-related IT positions, or to continue your education in Information and Computer Technology.
What is a Microcredential?
A microcredential is a short, focused set of courses designed to deepen your expertise in a specific area. It’s a smart way to boost your resume, open up new career opportunities, or lay the groundwork for a future degree. Whether you're looking to upskill quickly or explore a new professional path, a microcredential offers practical knowledge with lasting value.
ABOUT OUR PROGRAM
- MCC’s Ethical Hacking Microcredential is an 11-credit program that can often be completed within one year.
- You’ll explore the latest commercial-grade hacking tools, techniques, and methodologies used by today’s information security professionals.
- Through courses in cybersecurity and computer security, you’ll develop skills in complex problem solving, originality of ideas, and interdisciplinary thinking.
CAREER PATHWAYS
Completion of this microcredential will prepare you to work for an organization protecting its own assets or for a consulting firm providing security services to clients.
Entry-level roles in ethical hacking often include:
- Security Operations Center (SOC) help desk technician
- IT security-related position
pursue further education
For students who wish to continue their education, the Ethical Hacking Microcredential ladders into the Network & Security Administration A.A.S. degree at MCC.
Ethical Hacking
Microcredential
School(s): Applied Sciences & Technologies
MCC Program Code: _ETH
The 11-credit Ethical Hacking microcredential is designed to help prepare the student for entry-level job opportunities with a Security Operations Center (SOC) help desk or related IT security-related positions. Students who complete the Ethical Hacking microcredential have demonstrated the required skills for core security functions and explore the latest commercial-grade hacking tools, techniques, and methodologies used by information security professionals to test the security posture of an organization.
Completion of this microcredential results in preparation to take the CompTIA Security+ and Certified Ethical Hacking exams if desired. Transferable skills include complex problem solving, originality of ideas, and interdisciplinary thinking.
Ladders into the following program(s) at MCC:
Network & Security Administration – AAS (IN01)
| Distribution Requirements | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| CPT 120 – Introduction to Cybersecurity, grade of C or higher required) | 3 |
| CPT 220 – Applied Computer Security Concepts, Prerequisite: CPT 120 or permission of instructor | 3 |
| SCR 211 – Computer Security I | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 9 |