Cybersecurity Certificates in the Columbus area

Columbus, OH metro area

Programs

6 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$122,600

information security analysts, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$2,499

of 5 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Cybersecurity Certificates in the Columbus area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 4 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Columbus: 6 within 10 miles; nearest 3.0 miles, farthest 9.4 miles
Listed program cost: 5 of 6 list one: $2,499 to $21,113, middle $4,387 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 7 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 730 cybersecurity awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 5 of 6 on Ohio's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $122,600 median for information security analysts ($58.94 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $75,820 to $174,670; 1,650 employed in the metro area; Ohio median $110,480 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Franklin University	Columbus	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	7	3.0
We Can Code ITWIOA list	Columbus	WIOA list only	$15,175	Not reported		3.7
Goodwill ColumbusWIOA list	Columbus	WIOA list only	$4,387	Not reported		3.8
MyComputerCareer at ColumbusWIOA list	Columbus	Certificate	$21,113	7 months	723	4.5
Global Lynx, IncWIOA list	Columbus	WIOA list only	$2,575	Not reported		7.0
Ohio Professional Training Center LLCWIOA list	Reynoldsburg	WIOA list only	$2,499	Not reported		9.4

WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 102 of them Cybersecurity.
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