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Every system has a weakness. Your job is to find it first.

Cybersecurity professionals protect networks, data, and systems from threats that never stop evolving.

Build hands-on skills in ethical hacking, threat analysis, network security, and incident response, so you can identify risks before attackers do.

The threats are real. The demand is massive. The skills start here.

TWO PATHS
INTO CYBERSECURITY

Earn while you learn through paid apprenticeships at real companies. Start defending systems from day one — or fast-track if you already have IT experience.

Build security skills on your timeline — full-time or part-time. From networking fundamentals through threat analysis and incident response, graduate with a portfolio that shows what you can build.

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CHOOSE YOUR PATH

Two ways to train. Earn while you learn in a Work-Integrated Immersive program, or build skills part-time while you keep working at your day job with a Certificate program.

$0 effective cost — apprenticeship covers tuition
Cyber Engineering Immersive
Career changers, non-IT professionals. No prior security experience required.
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19 months40 hrs/wk (Phase 1), 20+20 (Phase 2)
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  • Networking fundamentals → Security operations → Capstone
  • Paid apprenticeship from Month 5
  • 22 courses
  • $10,400 scholarship included
  • Professional Certificate
Accelerated Cyber Engineering
For IT professionals. Skip the foundations. Start apprenticeship from month 2.
+$14,100
You earn $14,100 more than the cost of your tuition from your apprenticeship
16 months20 hrs education + 20 hrs apprenticeship
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  • Security operations from Day 1
  • Apprenticeship begins month 2
  • 10 courses
  • $3,000 scholarship included
  • Professional Certificate
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  • No IT experience required for most programs
  • Paid apprenticeships at real companies
  • Instructor-led live remote sessions
  • Professional Certificate on completion
  • Networking + security curriculum
  • Capstone project portfolio
  • Part-time options available
  • Scholarships included

WHAT YOU'LL BUILD

From networking fundamentals to enterprise security operations — every skill maps to what employers need.

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Threat Analysis

Identify, assess, and prioritize security threats across networks and applications.

Network Security

Configure firewalls, monitor traffic, and secure enterprise network infrastructure.

Incident Response

Detect, contain, and remediate security incidents using industry-standard frameworks.

Security Engineering

Design and implement secure systems, from cloud infrastructure to application security.

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HOW LEARNING AND WORK COME TOGETHER

THE IMMERSIVE WORK-INTEGRATED TRACK

Coursework and an apprenticeship, running at the same time.

From the moment you start the program, you are building toward real work. Complete your Software Engineering intensive coursework, and by the end of month 4, you will have built a foundation in Python, JavaScript, APIs, databases, and full-stack development.

In month 5, you’ll start your apprenticeship. Deploy your new development skills to understand the systems you're defending and implement security measures in dynamic environments as an apprentice. You’ll keep learning through your Cybersecurity coursework while getting hands-on work experience. Learning and working reinforce each other.

At the end of the program, you will have designed security systems, completed a rigorous curriculum, and accumulated 15 months of employer-validated work experience.

THE ACCELERATED WORK-INTEGRATED TRACK

If you already have an engineering foundation, you’ll start here.

Dive right into Cybersecurity coursework and get placed into your apprenticeship. Learning and the apprenticeship run simultaneously. They reinforce each other. By the end of the program, you will have gained a Cyber specialization, 15 months of production experience to prove it and come out ahead financially.

// THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

HOW A COURSE WORKS

Every course follows the same structured format. Rigorous by design. Built around how engineers actually learn.

01SELF-PACED

Self-Directed Modules

  • Sequenced lessons broken into digestible units
  • Checkpoints to confirm understanding before advancing
02APPLIED

Hands-On Labs & Practice

  • Applied, skill-specific exercises tied to each module
  • Immediate feedback loops to reinforce learning
03LIVE WEEKLY

Live Facilitation

  • Expert facilitators with industry experience
  • Active problem-solving, not passive instruction
041:1 WEEKLY

1:1 Mentorship

  • Weekly check-ins throughout the program
  • Personalized feedback on projects and career direction
05ONGOING

Projects + Discord

  • Portfolio-ready projects you build and own
  • Peer collaboration and community across cohorts and programs
06PRACTITIONER-SET

Final Assessment

  • Standards set by practitioners
  • Clear pass criteria tied to industry-relevant standards

EVERY COURSE. EVERY WEEK.

This structure repeats across every course in the program. You always know what's expected, when support is available, and how you'll be assessed.

Self-paced modulesLive facilitation1:1 mentorshipDiscord community
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EARNED
NOT GIVEN

20,000+ graduates building careers at companies like these.

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All Truck Transportation

““My cohort leads were incredibly knowledgeable and genuinely invested in my success, and I'm grateful for the mentorship and support that helped me land my first role.””

Alex Blomarz

Alex Blomarz

Software Engineer, All Truck Transportation

Arcosa

““The program gave me current AI literacy, and it pulled my technical skill fluency forward into a stack that I can actually build with.””

Craig Walker

Craig Walker

Vice President, HR & Payroll Systems, Arcosa

Blueprint

““Flatiron was big on practical skills. You're building apps, working with real tools, and learning how the whole dev workflow fits together.””

Rene Acosta

Rene Acosta

Application Developer, Blueprint

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