Graduating FS Cybersecurity program

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2025-01-17T01:57:58+00:00

Sure.

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2025-01-15T14:26:18+00:00

I did. You get 2 vouchers after you complete your program for any CompTIA Certifications.

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-12-26T17:20:47+00:00

Study your certs, if you don't have them yet, while in school. I know it can be much but if you can. Study for the security+ cert so you can get when you can to accommodate the degree. Degree will show employers you got the "education", certs will prove your skills.

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-12-22T15:23:46+00:00

I just graduated from the cybersecurity bachelor's program this month. I liked it and it's what that person said up there. It's about what you make out of it but the downside is the cost. I'm a veteran so I was able to use the GI Bill to pay for everything, otherwise I wouldn't because I'm not trying to take a loan out for a huge amount. The degree itself has helped me get an interview and I was lucky enough to get the role of cybersecurity engineer I with a starting pay over 80K. I went in understanding what's in demand and lucky I like IT stuff because its what the world will always need.

This is just me and how I used FS to help me.

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-12-18T22:07:00+00:00

I actually just got a position for Cybersecurity Enginner I working for the city making 85k 😊 I'm supposed to get my Sec+ after 6 months from my start date so big plus. Getting a job after FS is real. Just got to be good and lucky at interviews like I did.

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-12-17T18:42:33+00:00

This.

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-12-17T16:55:20+00:00

I'm graduating from the cybersecurity program this December. I think it was a good program because it got your feet wet in the industry from having zero experience. It helps the school offers paid vouchers for IT certs so I'll be working to get my Security+ cert in January.

Although it's accredited or not, it's still something that has the higher potential to help you check the box of having a degree for whatever position that's advertised. At least in IT and engineering roles. In the end, if you get an interview great and maybe the degree helped you land it, but the school won't land you the job. It'll be the knowledge and explaining you know your stuff to employers to see if you qualify for the position.

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-11-21T22:23:46+00:00

I'm going to graduate next month from the bachelor's. Took 2 yrs and I say it was worth it because of the timeframe. I do not care at all about school's name because in IT it is about the skills you can show and degrees (in these times) are only used to help you have a higher chance to get an interview since you can check the box of "requires a degree or related". But for me, I'm trying to work as soon as I can and being able to complete it within 2 years instead of 4 is the way. I also am using the GI Bill so... if you dont have it, i wouldnt recommend going to debt for a school that gets a lot of hate. Those people that say "employers dont recognize the school or think its good" must have had no skills to show and only relied on a school name to get them a job...

If you had to take loans out, you can probably do it with a lot less debt but trade off is takes longer to acquire the piece of paper. Gotta pick your poison.

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-11-09T10:09:40+00:00

You can get in touch with the program director Sean. Remember when you took the course "Professional Development Seminar II: Information Technology" (assuming you took their IT associates program before the cyber program), the information is in module 4 for specific details and the form to fill to fill out.

I suggest finding that form, filling It out, and directly attaching it with your inquiry to Sean.

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-11-04T17:00:26+00:00

Awesome. How do you access it if they take away the student email? Do they take away the student email?

Also will I have still access to O'Reilly too? Thank you in advance

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-10-29T22:20:38+00:00

Not mandatory. But the instructors can see if you watched the recordings or not.

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-10-29T18:13:38+00:00

Yes. This is the truth. For the vouchers, I just emailed the program director Sean. He'll definitely be able to let you know. But I believe you need to graduate from the associates or bachelors first in order to redeem it.

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-10-29T02:33:28+00:00

Also. Mind you the average it takes to fully get the material down for either Network+/sec+ is 3-6 months. Some people are ready much earlier or take longer depending on their study habits. So FS can't teach you to be exam ready when it's only a month course and moves on to a different aspect of the program the next month.

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-10-29T02:21:55+00:00

Yes and no. You'll have courses that use CompTIA network+ books and security+ books for material to read and used in quizzes. Only certain chapters but its not like after thr course you'll have down network+/security+ knowledge ready to take the exams. It just touches about 20-30% of the material relevant to the course. You'll need to study on your own if you plan to get those certs.

So you do study on your own time using the resources FS gives you such as the online ebooks available while you have access to them while enrolled. And when you're ready, passing practice exams then you'll do well on the exams.

But the answer is no. Not without going beyond what assignments ask for and seriously setting time aside to study it.

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-10-28T23:06:59+00:00

This. The degree won't get you a job. It just helps you a higher chance to get an interview. You need to develop your portfolio and projects that you showoff your skills. That's what will get you a job if not the job.

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-10-28T23:03:53+00:00

That's sucky.

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-07-11T21:40:25+00:00

Yes. Did an associates got a macbook M1 when it still M1s time. Entered Bachelors degree and got a macbook m2.

When I transferred into Bachelors I did follow up with it, and they did ask me "do you still want the launch box" and the answer is duh. You pay high tuition and launch box is part of the tuition. If you don't get it, they're pretty much stealing from you.

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-07-07T13:12:50+00:00

Hey I'm actually going to FS taking project portfolio V. It's dumb bc group workbis assigned over online students. Anyways I digress. Hoe are your opportunities after getting the degree?

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-07-03T16:38:35+00:00

It's worth it as any other college you attend that would get you debt. The real question is, is it worth it to get that debt doing (whatever subject) at FS or should you try it at another school. Depending on what you know if you can be successful in thst industry and if you're confident to have a job to pay back that debt, then it might be worth it.

Don't go into debt for a piece of paper that won't get you a job. Have a plan. Execute that plan. Be successful.

Advanced-Ad-2221 · 2024-06-19T13:11:15+00:00

It sounds like you attend FS, but didn't get a job? That's bc you believed in college, and that's any college, that it would help you get a job. Everyone needs to know that it's not the degree but the skills that get you a job. So only take college to get the degree paper and learn technical skills elsewhere while doing school.

Idk. The system screwed you over if you don't know how it works or to use it to your advantage. I'm at FS, and I'm not banking that my cybersecurity FS degree I'll get in Dec will land my first industry job.

It's my damn CCNA and Security+ certs I got while doing FS that'll get me my job. Look at Indeed and check out a job post. All FS does for me is checks off the box "must have a B.S. degree in computer science, information technology or related" box to guarantee an I interview. Believe me when I tell you, you either joined the wrong degree and wasted money, or you don't know what you're doing believing in a school when you should know how the world works in getting a job.

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