Champlain Ranked in Top Tier of Online Colleges by US News

We are very excited to announce that US News & World Report has ranked us in the top 25% of online colleges in the country!

It means that of the 237 colleges participating in the survey we ranked 54th.  

They ran the gamut from

·      private to public;

·      for-profit and non-profit;

·      small and large;

·      and all are regionally accredited.

US News considered the following factors:

·      Retention rates;

·      Graduation rates;

·      Indebtedness of students upon graduation.

And then ranked each college in three different categories:

·      Student engagement

·      Faculty credentials and training

·      Student services and technology.

We are so proud of our hard working staff, faculty and students who helped make this ranking a reality.

You can see the entire ranking, including the subcategories in each of those three main categories, at usnews.com/online-education.

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Champlain: Best Cyber Security Higher Ed Program in the U.S.A.

We have been waiting anxiously for this moment since December, and we are excited and proud to announce that we won!

SC Magazine named Champlain College the Best Cyber Security Higher Education Program in the United States last night at their annual awards ceremony in San Francisco, CA.

We originally wrote about this award in December when we received word we were one of four finalists. The other three finalists were the University of Maryland University College, Kennesaw State University, and Iowa State University.

Congratulations to all our faculty, staff, students and graduates who have made our programs a national leader in this field!

This national award is given to "The best cyber security undergraduate or higher education program which currently has a cyber security degree program. These are for schools throughout the United States and qualification is based on the quality of instruction, programs and how well these prepare students for the marketplace."

Champlain College has been educating digital forensics and information security students since 2002. The college was one of the first colleges in the country to offer a bachelor’s degree in digital forensics and information security, it was also one of the first (if not the very first) to offer that degree 100% online. Since that time we have expanded our portfolio to include two Master’s degree programs in Digital Forensics, also available 100% online. Champlain also has a partnership with ISFCE which allows us to offer a CCE Bootcamp to our students, online or on our campus, prepping them to sit for the CCE exam upon completion.

Champlain College is recognized by the National Institute of Justice, which identified our digital forensics degrees as Model Electronic Crime and Digital Investigation Programs, and the National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Homeland Security which designated Champlain as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. Champlain has proudly held those honors since 2004 and 2007 respectively.

Now in its 16th year, the SC Awards showcase the best solutions, services and professionals while recognizing achievement and technical excellence. SC Magazine distinguishes the achievements of the security professionals in the field, the innovations happening in the vendor and service provider communities and the fervent work of government, commercial and nonprofits. 

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