Cybersecurity Certificates in the Atlanta area

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$131,490

information security analysts, BLS May 2025

Cybersecurity Certificates in the Atlanta area at a glance

Open to the public: 8 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Atlanta: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.8 miles, farthest 41.6 miles
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 12 to 16 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 818 cybersecurity awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 8 on Georgia's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $131,490 median for information security analysts ($63.22 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $79,200 to $186,180; 4,550 employed in the metro area; Georgia median $128,970 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Completions	Miles
Atlanta Technical College	Atlanta	Certificate	105	4.8
Atlanta Metropolitan State College	Atlanta	Certificate	24	5.0
Chattahoochee Technical College	Marietta	Certificate	273	12.7
Georgia Piedmont Technical College	Clarkston	Certificate	21	13.4
Kennesaw State UniversityWIOA list	Kennesaw	Certificate	0	20.3
Gwinnett Technical CollegeWIOA list	Lawrenceville	Certificate	304	26.8
Southern Crescent Technical College	Griffin	Certificate	52	36.3
West Georgia Technical College	Waco	Certificate	39	41.6

WIOA in Georgia: 1,764 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 25 of them Cybersecurity.
Pell Grants for short programs
Workforce Pell
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