Notable College Achievements, cont’d
Achievements in Cybersecurity
In summer 2022 , Whatcom Community College (WCC) was designated a Washington State Center of Excellence for Cybersecurity, reflecting WCC’s ongoing commitment to narrowing the gap between cybersecurity employer workforce needs and the College’s supply of work-ready graduates. In December 2022 , Whatcom Community College’s (WCC) National Cybersecurity Training & Education Center (NCyTE), in collaboration with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), hosted a strategic summit focused on addressing the nation’s exploding workforce gap in cybersecurity. With a focus on community colleges and their unique contributions to workforce development, participants from the northwestern region of the U.S. and across the nation examined what is working, what is needed, and how federal programs may be able to help stimulate key initiatives and strategies identified during the event. Over 95 invited stakeholders in cybersecurity workforce development participated. Above Photo: (left to right) WCC Summit attendees: Dr. Suzanne Nielsen, Director of Cyber Workforce & Education Strategy, Office of National Cyber Director; Lynn Dohm, Executive Director, Women in Cybersecurity; Dr. Kathi Hiyane- Brown, President Whatcom Community College; Camille Stewart Gloster, Deputy Director, Office of National Cyber Director; Amy Kardel, SVP Strategic Workforce Relationships, CompTIA; Paul Tortora, Deputy Assistant National Cyber Director for Workforce & Education, Office of National Cyber Director; Janice Walker, Cybersecurity Special Projects Director, NCyTE, WCC.
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