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Cybersecurity training in Denver, Colorado

12 cybersecurity programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these cybersecurity programs with classes in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Information security analysts protect an organization's computer networks and systems. Most have a bachelor's degree in a computer field and work experience, though some start with a high school diploma plus industry training and certifications, and many employers prefer certified candidates.1 In Denver, 2 of the 12 programs take students without a high school diploma, and all 12 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 12 programs

All 30 cybersecurity programs in Colorado, including online programs

How much does cybersecurity training cost in Denver?

$3,475 to $6,012 is what most cybersecurity programs in Denver cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 12 programs with a price. All of them: $2,475 to $10,485

In the typical program

Finished the program
98%
Working 6 months later
57%
Earned a year, estimated
about $71,400
Length
2 to 24 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Denver may also offer cybersecurity training. How these figures are made

Is there free cybersecurity training in Denver?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 12 cybersecurity programs in Denver approved for WIOA funding

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12 programs

  • Cybersecurity certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    ISA - Information Security Analyst

    ACI Learning

    Centennial

    High school diploma or equivalent

    ACI Learning, Centennial · Cybersecurity certificate or diploma · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$71,400
    Price if you pay yourself$10,485

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, ISA - Information Security Analyst at ACI Learning
    More details about ISA - Information Security Analyst at ACI Learning
    Finished
    83%
    Working at 6 months
    55%
    Earned in a quarter
    $17,858
    Length
    24 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    350
    a year, estimated
    $71,400
    price
    $10,485
    trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • Security certification exam prepHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Security+

    ACI Learning

    Centennial

    High school diploma or equivalent

    ACI Learning, Centennial · Security certification exam prep · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$98,000
    Price if you pay yourself$2,895

    6 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Security+ at ACI Learning
    More details about Security+ at ACI Learning
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    61%
    Earned in a quarter
    $24,500
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    246
    a year, estimated
    $98,000
    price
    $2,895
    trained with WIOA funding
    6

  • Security certification exam prepHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Information Systems Security Professional

    ACI Learning

    Centennial

    High school diploma or equivalent

    ACI Learning, Centennial · Security certification exam prep · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,495

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Certified Information Systems Security Professional at ACI Learning
    More details about Certified Information Systems Security Professional at ACI Learning
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    58%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    105
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,495
    trained with WIOA funding
    4

  • Security certification exam prepHybridNo diploma needed

    Certified Ethical Hacker

    ACI Learning

    Centennial

    No diploma needed

    ACI Learning, Centennial · Security certification exam prep · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$67,000
    Price if you pay yourself$3,795

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Certified Ethical Hacker at ACI Learning
    More details about Certified Ethical Hacker at ACI Learning
    Finished
    97%
    Working at 6 months
    55%
    Earned in a quarter
    $16,748
    Length
    10 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    60
    a year, estimated
    $67,000
    price
    $3,795
    trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • Security certification exam prepHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Network Defender 2

    ACI Learning

    Centennial

    High school diploma or equivalent

    ACI Learning, Centennial · Security certification exam prep · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,416
    Program website, Certified Network Defender 2 at ACI Learning
    More details about Certified Network Defender 2 at ACI Learning
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    50%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $379
    Students counted
    29
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,416

  • Cybersecurity certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cyber Security 1

    Colorado State University-Global Campus

    Aurora

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Colorado State University-Global Campus, Aurora · Cybersecurity certificate or diploma · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$70,400
    Price if you pay yourself$5,250
    Program website, Cyber Security 1 at Colorado State University-Global Campus
    More details about Cyber Security 1 at Colorado State University-Global Campus
    Finished
    64%
    Working at 6 months
    82%
    Earned in a quarter
    $17,609
    Length
    72 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $750
    Students counted
    24
    a year, estimated
    $70,400
    price
    $5,250

  • Cybersecurity certificate or diplomaHybridEducation and courses

    CYBER (Cybersecurity Specialist)

    ACI Learning

    Centennial

    Education and courses

    ACI Learning, Centennial · Cybersecurity certificate or diploma · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$74,000
    Price if you pay yourself$10,485
    Program website, CYBER (Cybersecurity Specialist) at ACI Learning
    More details about CYBER (Cybersecurity Specialist) at ACI Learning
    Finished
    94%
    Working at 6 months
    59%
    Earned in a quarter
    $18,504
    Length
    24 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    18
    a year, estimated
    $74,000
    price
    $10,485

  • Cybersecurity certificate or diplomaHybridEducation and courses

    Security IT Associate

    United Training Academy

    Aurora

    Education and courses

    United Training Academy, Aurora · Cybersecurity certificate or diploma · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$35,600
    Price if you pay yourself$6,047
    School website, Security IT Associate at United Training Academy
    More details about Security IT Associate at United Training Academy
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    32%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,911
    Length
    5 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,453
    Students counted
    16
    a year, estimated
    $35,600
    price
    $6,047

  • Security certification exam prepHybridEducation and courses

    Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)

    ACI Learning

    Centennial

    Education and courses

    ACI Learning, Centennial · Security certification exam prep · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$79,100
    Price if you pay yourself$3,695
    Program website, Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) at ACI Learning
    More details about Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) at ACI Learning
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    40%
    Earned in a quarter
    $19,778
    Length
    8 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    10
    a year, estimated
    $79,100
    price
    $3,695

  • Cybersecurity certificate or diplomaHybridBachelor's degree

    Cyber Security 2

    Colorado State University-Global Campus

    Aurora

    Bachelor's degree

    Colorado State University-Global Campus, Aurora · Cybersecurity certificate or diploma · Hybrid · Bachelor's degree

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,000
    Program website, Cyber Security 2 at Colorado State University-Global Campus
    More details about Cyber Security 2 at Colorado State University-Global Campus
    Finished
    38%
    Working at 6 months
    62%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $600
    Students counted
    10
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,000

  • Security certification exam prepHybridNo diploma needed

    CompTIA Security+

    United Training Academy

    Aurora

    No diploma needed

    United Training Academy, Aurora · Security certification exam prep · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,475
    School website, CompTIA Security+ at United Training Academy
    More details about CompTIA Security+ at United Training Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,475

  • Security certification exam prepHybridPrerequisite courses

    CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)

    ACI Learning

    Centennial

    Prerequisite courses

    ACI Learning, Centennial · Security certification exam prep · Hybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,695
    Program website, CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) at ACI Learning
    More details about CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) at ACI Learning
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,695

How to pay for cybersecurity training in Denver

WIOA funding can pay for cybersecurity training in Denver

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5

Financial aid and grants for cybersecurity training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for cybersecurity training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Where the Denver cybersecurity program numbers come from

Which Denver cybersecurity programs are on this list?

These are the cybersecurity programs with classes in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial area that are approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Colorado page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Denver cybersecurity program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some cybersecurity programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

How reliable are the Colorado figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Colorado among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Other training in Denver

Sources for the facts about cybersecurity training in Denver

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Information Security Analysts
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220 and 680.310: career services before training, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns