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SUNY College of Technology at Canton

Canton, NYPublic MSCHESUNY Canton OnLine

NSA CAE-CD · 2023 - 2028

SUNY Canton, a public college in Canton, New York, offers a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity that can be completed in the classroom or entirely online. The college also offers a cybersecurity minor and a Cybersecurity Principles microcredential.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

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

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SUNY College of Technology at Canton

Cybersecurity - B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeFirst-year entryBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Canton, NYSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 4 semesters if transferring in with a completed associate degree in computer science, networking, or security fields (transfer with a completed associate degree in computer science, networking, or security) · 121 credits
Tuition: $295 per credit · In-state — Per credit hour, NY resident · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Network Security
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Accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since July 1, 1952 · next review 01/01/2031

    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: 2023 - 2028 · Designation for institutions whose validated program of study meets the NCAE-C cyber defense criteria.

    Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: B.S. in Cybersecurity (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “Selected as an NSA/DHS Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense; program received NSA Program of Study Validation in Fall 2022.” Source: canton.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Cybersecurity labs, centers and teams

As described on the school's own pages.

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…).
  • Cybersecurity MinorMinor, not a degree.Source: canton.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Cybersecurity Principles microcredentialMicrocredential (6 credits), not a degree.Source: canton.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Computer and Information Technology (B. Tech) (Bachelor of Technology)General IT degree; cybersecurity only through elective selection, no formal concentration.Source: canton.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Homeland Security - B. Tech (Bachelor of Technology)Homeland security / emergency preparedness degree without a substantial cybersecurity curriculum.Source: canton.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
34 Cornell Drive, Canton, NY 13617-1098
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,251 of 2,919 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 — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. canton.edu/academics/micro/cyber/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. canton.edu/academics/minors/cybersecurity.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. canton.edu/csoet/cita/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. canton.edu/csoet/cyber/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. canton.edu/csoet/cyber/current/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  10. canton.edu/sci_health/home/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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