The mission of WGU Missouri is to expand access to affordable higher education for Missouri residents through online, competency-based programs that address key workforce needs. WGU Missouri offers more than 60 bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the high-demand fields of business, IT, teacher education, and healthcare. WGU now serves almost 3,200 students in Missouri and has awarded degrees to more than 3,200 Missouri residents.

This skill-oriented program prepares you to implement security measures for a network. The Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) security courses cover knowledge and skills required to secure Cisco networks. The program competencies align with the industry CCNA security certification examination, where a network professional demonstrates the skills required to develop a security infrastructure, recognize threats and vulnerabilities to networks and mitigate security threats.

The program prepares you for entry-level information assurance/security technician positions that support planning, implementing, upgrading and monitoring security measures that protect computer networks and information systems. Courses cover computer architecture, programming and systems analysis, networking, cryptography, security system design, applicable law and regulations, risk assessment and policy analysis, contingency planning, user access issues, investigation techniques and troubleshooting.

This program teaches comprehensive networking concepts, from network applications to the protocols and services provided to those applications by the lower layers of the network. Students will progress from basic networking to more complex enterprise and theoretical networking models later in the curriculum. In each course, students will learn technical concepts with the support of interactive media and apply this knowledge through a series of hands-on and simulated activities that reinforce learning. The courses serve as preparation to take the Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT®) certification exam after completing the first two courses and the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA®) Routing and Switching certification exam after completing all four courses.

Low-cost, week-long summer and winter camp programs providing an engaging opportunity for students who are interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Students ages 4-16 can participate in premier, cutting-edge courses with highly qualified faculty, including professors, engineers, computer programmers, and gifted certified teachers. Before and aftercare for children is available.

CyberUp connects ambitious job seekers with opportunities to earn well-paying jobs in cybersecurity through a unique apprenticeship model. There are three tracks for candidates: Pre-apprenticeship program for those in need of further development of their workforce readiness skills, Level 1 course for those with some career experience, and Level 2 course for those already possessing some IT job experience or training.

The Cyber Security Analyst Apprenticeship provides a nontraditional educational path for career seekers interested in cybersecurity fields. Paid, 18-month apprenticeship that combines on-the-job learning with online coursework and the opportunity to complete a CompTIA Security+ and CompTIA Network+ certification.

NPower creates pathways to economic prosperity by launching digital careers for young adults from underserved communities. NPower’s Tech Fundamentals course, which provides foundational IT skills, is a free 22-week course.

LaunchCode is a non-profit organization here in St. Louis, Missouri, that works with hundreds of companies and individuals to offer intensive courses in coding skills and set up paid apprenticeships in technology for talented people.