Network Administration & Cybersecurity | Northern Maine Community College

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingComplex Problem SolvingSystems AnalysisMonitoringActive ListeningSpeakingWritingJudgment and Decision MakingTroubleshootingSystems Evaluation

Knowledge

Computers and ElectronicsEnglish LanguageTelecommunicationsEngineering and TechnologyAdministration and ManagementCustomer and Personal Service

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningWritten ExpressionInformation OrderingOral ExpressionNear VisionCategory FlexibilitySpeech Recognition

Tasks

Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destructi
Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being tr
Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer har
Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.
Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and re

Technology

Access softwareInternet directory services softwareDevelopment environment softwareWord processing softwareNetwork monitoring softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareDocument management software

Tools

Desktop computersLocal area network LAN analyzersMainframe computersNetwork analyzersNotebook computersProtocol analyzersAsynchronous transfer mode ATM analyzersBit error rate testers BERTCable verifiersCommunications analyzersComputer tool kitsLoad balancersNetwork switchesOptical spectrum analyzersOptical time domain reflectometers OTDRPower metersPowerline monitors

Work Values

Working ConditionsSupportIndependenceAchievementRecognitionRelationships

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: high15-1212.00	Information Security Analysts	title_inference	$124,910 median$186,420 top	+28.5%	5,210
Match confidence: high15-1244.00	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	title_inference	$96,800 median$150,320 top	-4.16%	-1,380

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Associate's Degree)

Multi-source alert investigations — correlate across SIEM, EDR, identity, and network with reduced oversight.
Routine incident response — execute tier-2 containment and eradication on familiar threat types.
Vulnerability prioritization — assess CVSS, exploitability, and asset context to drive patching decisions.
Threat-intel ingestion and operationalization — turn IOCs and TTPs into detection rules.
Cloud-security configuration (AWS, Azure, GCP IAM and network controls) — review and remediate in routine cases.
Detection engineering (basic SIEM queries, custom rules) — write and tune for the SOC's standard threats.
Junior analysts on alert triage — coach during their first 90 days.
On-call shifts in the SOC rotation — handle independently with senior backstop.
Compliance audit evidence collection — produce for SOC 2 / ISO 27001 cycles without manager involvement.
Tabletop exercises — participate substantively in SOC and broader-IR drills.

Program Details

Detailed information about this program

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

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Scholarships

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