Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, COPrivate nonprofit HLCCCU College of Adult and Graduate Studies

NSA CAE-CD · 2024 - 2029

Colorado Christian University is a private Christian university in Lakewood, Colorado. Its College of Adult and Graduate Studies offers an online BS in Cyber Security, an online MS in Cyber Security and an online MBA with an emphasis in Cyber Security, and lists cyber security emphases in its online Computer Information Technology and Information Systems Management bachelor's degrees.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

5 programs verified so far (3 bachelor's, 2 master's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

Colorado Christian University

BS in Computer Information Technology — Cyber Security Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationBachelor of Science

Fully online

Lakewood, COSchool location, not a residency requirement

Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)

Duration not verified · 120 credits

$494 per credit · All students — CAGS undergraduate, major and general education courses · Summer 2026 - Spring

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

No specialization mapped

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Colorado Christian University

Cyber Security Bachelor's Degree, B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science

Fully online · Full-time, Part-time

Lakewood, COSchool location, not a residency requirement

Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)

Duration not verified · 120 credits

$494 per credit · All students — CAGS undergraduate, major and general education courses · Summer 2026 - Spring

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

No specialization mapped

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Colorado Christian University

BS in Information Systems Management — Cyber Security Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationBachelor of Science

Fully online

Lakewood, COSchool location, not a residency requirement

Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)

Duration not verified · 120 credits

$494 per credit · All students — CAGS undergraduate, major and general education courses · Summer 2026 - Spring

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

No specialization mapped

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Colorado Christian University

MBA — Cyber Security Concentration

Master'sMBAConcentrationMaster of Business Administration

Fully online

Lakewood, COSchool location, not a residency requirement

Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)

as little as 18 months of consecutive coursework (consecutive coursework) · 39 credits

$628 per credit · All students — MBA courses · Summer 2026 - Spring

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

Cybersecurity Management

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Colorado Christian University

M.S. in Cyber Security

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science

Fully online

Lakewood, COSchool location, not a residency requirement

Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)

as little as 15 months of consecutive coursework (consecutive coursework) · 30 credits

$628 per credit · All students — M.S. in Cyber Security courses · Summer 2026 - Spring

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

No specialization mapped

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Accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1981 · next review 08/31/2031
Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education
Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

None of this school's listed cybersecurity programs appears in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is optional and program-specific; its absence does not make a program ineligible here.

Institutional accreditation covers the institution. It does not mean every program is ABET-accredited — ABET accredits individual programs, and we show it only for the program ABET lists.

NSA Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE)

CAE designations are awarded by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program (NSA, with CISA and partners) to an institution and its validated program of study. A designation is not accreditation and does not apply automatically to every degree.

CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD)
Designation period: 2024 - 2029 · Designation for institutions whose validated program of study meets the NCAE-C cyber defense criteria.
Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: Online M.S. in Cyber Security (POS-CD)
Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Where online students can enroll from

State authorization decides whether the school can enroll you in an online program from your state.

State authorization

CCU's College of Adult and Graduate Studies offers courses to online students in all states, with some exceptions for specific academic programs.
Source: ccu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and PhD programs. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (certificates, associate degrees, electives-only degrees…).

Cyber Security, A.S. (Associate of Science)Associate degree.Source: ccu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Cyber Security Graduate Certificates (e.g. Cyber Criminology, Cyber Policy)Graduate certificates, not degrees.Source: ccu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name: Colorado Christian University
Control: Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location: 8787 West Alameda Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80226
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education: 5,595 of 8,254 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 11, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.

catalog.ccu.edu/programs/ACYS.BS — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
ccu.edu/ccu/computerinformationtechnology/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
ccu.edu/ccu/cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
ccu.edu/ccu/cybersecurity/masters/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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