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Colorado Technical University

Colorado Springs, COPrivate for-profit HLCCTU Online

NSA CAE-CD · 2010 - 2027

Colorado Technical University offers cybersecurity study as concentrations within its computer science degrees: a BS in Computer Science with a Cybersecurity Engineering concentration (online and at the Colorado Springs campus), an online MS in Computer Science with a Cybersecurity Engineering concentration, and an online Doctor of Computer Science with a Cybersecurity and Information Assurance concentration. Courses run in 5-week (bachelor's and master's) or 10-week (doctoral) sessions.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

2 programs verified so far (1 bachelor's, 1 master's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

Colorado Technical University

BS in Computer Science — Cybersecurity Engineering Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationBachelor of Science in Computer Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Colorado Springs, COSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 183 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Colorado Technical University

MS in Computer Science — Cybersecurity Engineering Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationMaster of Science in Computer Science
Format: Online
Location: Colorado Springs, COSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 48 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1980 · next review 08/31/2033

    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: 2010 - 2027 · Designation for institutions whose validated program of study meets the NCAE-C cyber defense criteria.

    Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a concentration in Cybersecurity Engineering (POS-CD)

    Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

The school states: “CTU states DHS and NSA recognize it as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD), and that the BS in Computer Science with a Cybersecurity Engineering concentration was validated to the DHS/NSA knowledge units.” Source: coloradotech.edu · 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.

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…).
  • Master of Science in Criminal Justice - Homeland Security; Doctorate of Management - Homeland SecurityHomeland security programs without a substantial cybersecurity curriculum shown; not evaluated as cybersecurity degrees.Source: coloradotech.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Doctor of Computer Science - Cybersecurity and Information Assurance (Doctor of Computer Science)Professional doctorate (DCS); dissertation-based, but CTU does not describe it as a research doctorate. Professional doctorates are outside the bachelor's / master's / PhD scope.Source: coloradotech.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Bachelor of Science)General IT degree; security is one of several core areas with no formal security concentration found on the program page.Source: coloradotech.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Colorado Technical University
Control
Private for-profit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
1575 Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 100, Colorado Springs, CO 80907-3812
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
28,580 of 28,852 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.
  1. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  2. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. coloradotech.edu/degrees/bachelors/computer-science/cybersecurity-engineering — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. coloradotech.edu/degrees/bachelors/information-technology — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. coloradotech.edu/degrees/doctorates/computer-science/cybersecurity-information-assurance — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. coloradotech.edu/online-degree-programs — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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