When Duane Bean graduated from high school, he and eight friends marched to the recruiter’s office and joined the Pennsylvania National Guard, marking the beginning of a 12-year journey filled with valor, tragedy, and ultimately, triumph. After basic training, they deployed to Bosnia, a country ravaged by mass genocide and civil war. From there, it…
Cyber and Network Security Grad Lands Dream Job When Phillip Stratton graduated from high school, he took what he thought was the next logical step. He went to college, but soon realized he was not ready. For the next few years, he moved about from job to job until he happened upon an opportunity helping…
Northern Virginia and Greenville Campuses Offer Community College Graduates Pathway to Bachelor’s Degree with Articulation Agreements ECPI University’s Northern Virginia campus and Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC)have signed articulation agreements that gives NVCC students automatic admission into ECPI University’s Cyber and Network Security bachelor degree program. Transferring students will enjoy additional benefits, including lower tuition. NVCC graduates…
A team of Cyber and Network Security and cybersecurity students at ECPI University’s Charleston campus has advanced to the finals of the Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition (PCDC). An annual event, the three-day Cyber Defense Competition is hosted by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic in collaboration with the South Carolina Lowcountry Chapter of the…
Virginia Beach Network Security Grad Makes Smooth Transition to Civilian Life The plan was simple. Get in and get out. Four years in the Coast Guard, then use the G.I. Bill to pay for college. That was John Brown’s plan, but sometimes life gets in the way. First came marriage, then the birth of a…
Charleston Grad Advances Quickly Through the Ranks It could be said that Armando Valentine is a tough guy, both physically and mentally. After high school, he joined the Marine Corps and became a combat vet in Afghanistan. When he left the Marines, however, he got a big dose of reality. Because he was trained exclusively…
The employment marketplace spoke, and ECPI University listened. In response to increased cyber hostilities and the need for even greater security expertise, ECPI University is now offering a Master of Science in Cybersecurity with two concentrations: Cybersecurity Policy or Cyber Operations. “Worldwide threats to computer networks and information systems are escalating at an alarming rate,” says ECPI…
Not long after Patrick Wright graduated from ECPI University’s Charlotte campus in 2008, he co-founded an IT firm, STP Ventures. It has grown steadily and emerged as a respected provider of IT Solutions, including help desk support services, virtualization, network and cyber security, website design, and hosting. Now, he may be on the verge of something…