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Updates for classes continuing in the fall Read More

Thank you for your patience over the last few months as we’ve had to adjust our classes in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Some of our programs from the 2019-2020 academic year have extended to the 2020-2021 academic year. You can view your schedule for classes beginning in August 2020 through your student hub.

Please note: Schedules and on-campus times may shift if the CDC, CDPHE, DPS, or CDHE change guidelines.

If you are on a payment plan, please continue to make payments as scheduled. If you’d like to discuss options for extending your payment plan, email treasury@emilygriffith.edu.

If your financial aid is impacted by the schedule changes, the Financial Aid department will notify you via email.

Learn more about how we are offering safe classes this fall here.

Our response to current protests Read More

The current state of our world and nation are in an uproar. We are all struggling to process yet another tragic death of another African American man by the hands of our law enforcement. We mourn George Floyd and all that he represents in this time of unrest and uprising. As facets unfold in Denver, we want you to know we are here for you.

We need to be here for one another as we process through these events. We need to be open and able to have challenging conversations with each other, so we can navigate this together and seek the necessary change.

We cannot ignore the systemic fear and social constructions that led to this tragedy. It is important for us to recognize, acknowledge, understand and seek to propel change forward. We all deserve to live in a world where biases are pushed away and our diversity is embraced. We are all responsible for pushing the negativity aside and leading with understanding for one another. This is our time for massive change and growth, and we will navigate this together.

At Emily Griffith, and alongside Denver Public Schools, we will continue to be a safe and welcoming space for all who wish to learn. Our staff, faculty and students deserve to be in an environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. We do not discriminate for any reason and we value your color, culture, origin, ancestry, class, career, religion, gender, orientation, marital status, veteran status, age or disability.

As a college, we are saddened by these events, cognizant of the injustice, and are reaffirming our commitment to breaking down biases, inequalities and inequities.

Please continue to treat one another with respect and compassion. Seek to understand. Always stand up for what is right, filling in the gap when someone cannot stand up for themselves.

For more resources regarding COVID-19, click here.

Cybersecurity

We have full-time and part-time start dates throughout the year! Give us a call at 720-423-4700 to find out when our next available start date is.

Interested in computers and technology? Want to learn how to protect data from cyberattacks? You can start an exciting career as a security analyst with a certificate in Cybersecurity.

What is Cybersecurity?

Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks. Attacks are usually aimed at assessing, changing, or destroying sensitive information; extorting money from users; or interrupting normal business processes. As more of our lives move online, cybersecurity has become an increasingly in-demand career path.

At Emily Griffith, our evening hybrid program will give you the skills you need to start an entry-level security position. You’ll learn how to protect computer operating systems, networks, and data from cyber attacks, as well as how to monitor systems and mitigate threats.

Convenient classes: Take classes two nights a week and complete career-relevant projects at home.

Get certified: Our program will prepare you to complete the CompTIA Security+ certification.

High-demand career: Cybersecurity professionals are needed in a variety of fields. You can work in health care, education, finance, business or government.

Want more information? Get the Cybersecurity Program Flyer and the Cybersecurity Program Checklist.

What Can I Do with an Emily Griffith Cybersecurity Certificate?

Graduates from Emily Griffith’s Cybersecurity program can use their certificate to work in jobs such as the following:

Information Security Analysts in
- Healthcare
- Education
- Private Industry
Security Management Specialists in
- Finance
- Business
- Government

Information Technology & Computer Science

$4,906

Approximate cost. Additional material and book fees may apply

No upcoming starts available.

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Course Information

Required Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
CNG 124	Networking I: Network +	3
CNG 125	Networking II: Network +	3
CNG 131	Principles of Information Assurance	3
CNG 133	Fire Walls/Network Security	3
CNG 242	Cloud Computing	3
CNG 251	Anti Virus Concepts	3
CNG 254	Data Encryption	3
CNG 256	Vulnerability Assessment I	3
CNG 257	Network Defense/Countermeasures	3
CNG 287	Cooperative Education	3

CNG 124 Networking I: Network +

Provides students with the knowledge necessary to understand, identify and perform necessary tasks involved in supporting a network. Covers the vendor-independent networking skills and concepts that affect all aspects of networking, such as installing and configuring the TCP/IP. This course also prepares students for the Networking II: Network + course.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

CNG 124 Networking I: Network +

Provides students with the knowledge necessary to understand, identify and perform necessary tasks involved in supporting a network. Covers the vendor-independent networking skills and concepts that affect all aspects of networking, such as installing and configuring the TCP/IP. This course also prepares students for the Networking II: Network + course.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

CNG 125 Networking II: Network +

Continues to provide students with the knowledge necessary to implement and support a network. Focuses on the vendor-independent networking skills and concepts that affect all aspects of networking. The Networking I and II: Network + courses prepare students for the Network + certification.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

CNG 125 Networking II: Network +

Continues to provide students with the knowledge necessary to implement and support a network. Focuses on the vendor-independent networking skills and concepts that affect all aspects of networking. The Networking I and II: Network + courses prepare students for the Network + certification.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

CNG 131 Principles of Information Assurance

Provides skills and knowledge required to survey key issues associated with protecting information assets, determine the levels of protection and response to security incidents, and design a consistent, reasonable information security system, with appropriate intrusion detection and reporting features. Students learn to inspect and protect information assets, detect and react to threats to information assets, and examine pre- and post-incident procedures, and technical and managerial responses. Students learn about information security planning and staffing functions.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

CNG 133 Fire Walls/Network Security

Teaches students the basics of network firewall security. It covers basic installation techniques, discusses how to make an intelligent choice of firewall technology, and presents basic firewall troubleshooting.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

CNG 242 Cloud Computing

Installs, configures and manages a cloud environment. Builds on knowledge of hypervisor and virtual machine environments.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

CNG 251 Anti Virus Concepts

Prepares the student for virus eradication. Focuses on how viruses work, how they are designed and how viruses are written. Emphasizes virus eradication and cleaning.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

CNG 254 Data Encryption

Exposes the student to data encryption models. Examines the differences between data storage including Microsoft, Novell Netware and UNIX. Includes encryption and data transmission. Covers encryption over various networks including the Internet.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

CNG 256 Vulnerability Assessment I

Presents students with an introduction to vulnerability assessment. Vulnerability assessment skills are necessary to understand how companies address vulnerabilities in the business environment. Students gain a better understanding of how information technology security integrates into the corporate world and how a balance must be achieved between security and functionality.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

CNG 257 Network Defense/Countermeasures

Examines the tools, techniques and technologies used in the technical securing of information assets. This course provides in-depth information of the software and hardware components of Information Security and Assurance. Topics include firewall configurations, hardening Unix and NT servers, Web and distributed systems security and specific implementation of security modes and architectures. The curriculum maps to the Security Certified Network Professional (SCP) Network Defense and Countermeasures exam.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

CNG 287 Cooperative Education

Provides an opportunity to gain experience in applying their skills and/or to develop specific skills in a practical work setting.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

EMILY’S STORIES

“I had to figure out how to organize my life and my family and how to be successful in the U.S.”
— Adnan

In Syria, Adnan studied pharmacology in college and worked as a Pharmaceutical Representative and in medical sales for 7 years. When he first arrived here in Denver, he heard about Emily Griffith and started taking English classes. “One of the challenges I faced upon arriving was getting familiar with new words, new language, new environment, new expectations,” explains Adnan. “I had to figure out how to organize my life and my family and how to be successful in the U.S. It was really expensive in Colorado and a challenge to get a job. I got a job as a driver, but it wasn’t in my field and I didn’t make enough to pay my expenses.”

He says that Tiffany Jaramillo helped him in the CAREERS program and once his English was good enough he worked on getting into the Pharmacy Tech program. “I needed to get my high school diploma from my country, but this was too hard because my country was in the war. I had to get the documents I had translated and then work with the Health Science department to get approved with what I had,” explains Adnan.

The Pharmacy Tech classes have had their own challenges for Adnan. “I had to learn a new vocabulary and medical words. My primary language is Arabic and most of the people in my class speak English,” he says. “Mr. Joe has helped me if I need specific or more help or clarifications. He is a helpful man.”

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