Information Security

The Associate of Applied Science in Information Security will prepare you to work in areas related to information assurance and computer security. The certificates are designed for students currently working in the computer industry to enhance their knowledge of information and network-related risks and their avoidance and resolution. Major employers include computer and data processing companies, wholesale and retail trade companies, universities and colleges, and federal, state, and local government agencies.

SAMPLE CAREERS: Computer Security or Information Assurance Technicians

DEGREES AVAILABLE: Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Applied Science via Ivy Tech Online, Technical Certificate, Certificate. Availability of degrees varies by campus. Contact your campus of interest below for more information.

DATA SECURITY CERTIFICATE
Certificates are sequences of technical and professional courses. They provide access to targeted, short-term workforce training, and completers may sit for specific certification exams. Courses in certificate programs also apply toward technical certificates and associate degree programs in the subject area.

INFORMATION SECURITY TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE
Technical Certificate programs provide education in conceptual and technical skills for specific occupations. Each program contains a sequence of required courses in a recognized concentration within one of the programs at the College. The program content is designed to develop competency in the comprehension of general and technical skills. Certificate programs require mastery of basic reading, writing, mathematical and algebraic skills.

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE
To earn this degree, you must have 65-67 credits in the following areas:

  • General Education Core: 19-21 credits
  • Professional/Technical Core: 34 credits
  • Statewide Electives: 12 credits

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE VIA IVY TECH ONLINE
To earn this degree, you must have 65-67 credits in the following areas:

  • General Education Core: 19-21 credits
  • Professional/Technical Core: 34 credits
  • Statewide Electives: 12 credits

CURRICULUM
View the curriculum for this program and all others currently available at Ivy Tech.

LOCATIONS
The Information Security program is offered at the following campuses. Please click on the campus of interest below for contact and campus specific program information:

Bloomington
No information available at this time.
Central Indiana (Indianapolis)

No information available at this time.

Columbus/Franklin
  • Faculty Contact:
  • Pam Schmelz, GSEC
  • Faculty/Program Chair Information Security
  • (812) 374-5214
East Central (Anderson, Marion, Muncie, New Castle)

No information available at this time.

Kokomo (Kokomo, Logansport, Wabash)

No information available at this time.

Lafayette

No information available at this time.

North Central (Elkhart, South Bend, Warsaw)

No information available at this time.

Northeast (Fort Wayne)
Contact
John Knight
Program Chair
jknight@ivytech.edu
260-480-2031

Northwest (East Chicago, Gary, Michigan City, Valparaiso)

No information available at this time.

Richmond (Connersville, Richmond)

No information available at this time.

Southeast (Batesville, Lawrenceburg, Madison)

No information available at this time.

Southern Indiana (Sellersburg)
Contacts

Victoria Montgomery
Faculty Support Secretary 
812 246.3301 ext 4143

Donnie Foray
Information Security
812 246.3301 ext 4370
Southwest (Evansville, Princeton, Tell City)
No information available at this time.
Wabash Valley (Greencastle, Terre Haute)
No information available at this time.