100% Online Graduate CertificateInformation Assurance

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100% Online Graduate Certificate in Information Assurance for Information Assurance Professionals

As a leader in online education, American Military University offers an impressive portfolio of career-relevant certificates that IT professionals are seeking, including the Graduate Certificate in Information Assurance. The certificate program is offered entirely online, which enables IT professionals to fit a graduate-level education into their busy schedules and to learn in a familiar Web environment. Information Assurance (IA) focuses on protecting sensitive information at organizational, governmental, national, and federal levels. Curriculum is specifically designed to align with IA guidance levels in accordance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and the National Security Agency’s Security Directive 42.

This career-relevant certificate program teaches students to assess and mitigate systems vulnerability and threat analysis. Students master advanced IA security solutions, tiered security assessments, specific solutions for specialized needs, and network security solutions that enable assured information sharing across security domains or communities. The program teaches methods for continuous monitoring, activity analysis, threat detection, threat warnings, attack alerts, security awareness training and support, cryptography, and infrastructure security engineering. Students connect online with American Military University’s expansive community of IT professionals. Courses are taught by expert IT instructors and many professors are leaders in the IT field serving in government agencies and private industry.

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Tuition Costs*

Affordable rates, minimal fees, and plenty of help with financial aid. Primary cost displayed is for those students who are eligible for our military tuition grant.

Military Tuition Cost Per Credit Hour Undergraduate $250 per credit hour $285/credit hour standard rate Master’s Degree & Graduate Certificate $250 per credit hour $370/credit hour standard rate

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Percentage of Students with Transfer Credit 93% military & military-affiliated undergraduates applied transfer credit

Book Grant Savings: Textbooks and ebooks provided at no cost to all undergraduate students and master’s-level students eligible for the military tuition grant.

*To minimize out-of-pocket costs, active-duty servicemembers, their spouse/dependents, National Guard members, and Reservists receive a tuition grant that caps undergraduate, master's degree, and graduate certificate tuition at $250/credit hour. In addition, a university book grant provides no-cost textbooks and ebooks for all undergraduate and doctoral studetns and all military-tuition-grant-eligible master’s-level students.

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At American Military University, our expert faculty and industry advisors work to shape a quality, relevant, online education that responds to the needs of working adults looking to advance their education in order to meet professional goals. Come discover how our award-winning, accredited education can help you reach your next level.

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