Digital Forensics and Cyber Security Center

National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Program

National Security Agency seal    National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity seal

The National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) has designated the University of Rhode Island as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense education (CAE-CD).

The NCAE-C program creates and manages a collaborative cybersecurity educational program with community colleges, colleges, and universities that:

  • Establishes standards for cybersecurity curriculum and academic excellence
  • Includes competency development among students and faculty
  • Values community outreach and leadership in professional development
  • Integrates cybersecurity practice within the institution & across academic disciplines
  • Actively engages in solutions to challenges facing cybersecurity education

The National Security Agency’s National Cryptologic School (NCS) manages the NCAE-C program, but the program has two federal partners that make it possible: the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which is part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). NCAE-C also closely collaborates with other federal agencies: the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), a Department of Commerce organization, and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Learn more about National Centers of Academic Excellence

Read the official URI press release on becoming a National Center of Academic Excellence