Cybersecurity training in Cincinnati, Ohio

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

4 schools offer these cybersecurity programs with classes in the Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati, 8 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 10 programs

All 104 cybersecurity programs in Ohio, including online programs

How much does cybersecurity training cost in Cincinnati?

$3,489 to $8,006 is what most cybersecurity programs in Cincinnati cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $2,176 to $17,125

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data
Working 6 months later: Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data
Length: Not reported

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

Is there free cybersecurity training in Cincinnati?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most cybersecurity programs in Cincinnati cost $3,489 to $8,006. Prices on this page run from $2,176 to $17,125.

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

All 10 cybersecurity programs in Cincinnati approved for WIOA funding

10 programs

Cybersecurity certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Cyber Security
Kable Academy Learning, LLC
Cincinnati
No diploma needed
Kable Academy Learning, LLC, Cincinnati · Cybersecurity certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$94,600
Price if you pay yourself$14,500
Program website, Cyber Security at Kable Academy Learning, LLC
More details about Cyber Security at Kable Academy Learning, LLC
Finished
89%
Working at 6 months
62%
Earned in a quarter
$23,647
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
173
a year, estimated
$94,600
price
$14,500
Security certification exam prepIn personNo diploma needed
CompTIA Security+ Certification
MAX Technical Training Inc.
Mason
No diploma needed
MAX Technical Training Inc., Mason · Security certification exam prep · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,155
Program website, CompTIA Security+ Certification at MAX Technical Training Inc.
More details about CompTIA Security+ Certification at MAX Technical Training Inc.
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
100%
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
36
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,155
Security certification exam prepIn personNo diploma needed
Security+ Bootcamp
Kinetic Potential
West Chester
No diploma needed
Kinetic Potential, West Chester · Security certification exam prep · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,370
Program website, Security+ Bootcamp at Kinetic Potential
More details about Security+ Bootcamp at Kinetic Potential
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
24
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,370
Cybersecurity certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Network Engineering Security Associate
Sinclair Community College
Mason
No diploma needed
Sinclair Community College, Mason · Cybersecurity certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,176
School website, Network Engineering Security Associate at Sinclair Community College
More details about Network Engineering Security Associate at Sinclair Community College
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
$2,176
Security certification exam prepIn personNo diploma needed
CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
MAX Technical Training Inc.
Mason
No diploma needed
MAX Technical Training Inc., Mason · Security certification exam prep · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,195
Program website, CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) at MAX Technical Training Inc.
More details about CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) at MAX Technical Training Inc.
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
$3,195
Cybersecurity certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Cybersecurity I: Intro to IT and Cybersecurity
Kinetic Potential
West Chester
No diploma needed
Kinetic Potential, West Chester · Cybersecurity certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,381
Program website, Cybersecurity I: Intro to IT and Cybersecurity at Kinetic Potential
More details about Cybersecurity I: Intro to IT and Cybersecurity at Kinetic Potential
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
$4,381
Cybersecurity certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Cyber Security Sp
Kable Academy Learning, LLC
Blue Ash
No diploma needed
Kable Academy Learning, LLC, Blue Ash · Cybersecurity certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$6,000
Program website, Cyber Security Sp at Kable Academy Learning, LLC
More details about Cyber Security Sp at Kable Academy Learning, LLC
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
$6,000
Cybersecurity boot campIn personEducation and courses
Cybersecurity Specialist Accelerator Bootcamp
MAX Technical Training Inc.
Mason
Education and courses
MAX Technical Training Inc., Mason · Cybersecurity boot camp · In person · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$7,125
Program website, Cybersecurity Specialist Accelerator Bootcamp at MAX Technical Training Inc.
More details about Cybersecurity Specialist Accelerator Bootcamp at MAX Technical Training Inc.
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
$7,125
Cybersecurity certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Cybersecurity, 12 weeks Job oriented program. (220+ clock hours)
Kinetic Potential
West Chester
No diploma needed
Kinetic Potential, West Chester · Cybersecurity certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$8,300
Program website, Cybersecurity, 12 weeks Job oriented program. (220+ clock hours) at Kinetic Potential
More details about Cybersecurity, 12 weeks Job oriented program. (220+ clock hours) at Kinetic Potential
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
$8,300
Cybersecurity boot campIn personEducation and courses
Information Cybersecurity Bootcamp
MAX Technical Training Inc.
Mason
Education and courses
MAX Technical Training Inc., Mason · Cybersecurity boot camp · In person · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$17,125
Program website, Information Cybersecurity Bootcamp at MAX Technical Training Inc.
More details about Information Cybersecurity Bootcamp at MAX Technical Training Inc.
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
$17,125

How to pay for cybersecurity training in Cincinnati

WIOA funding can pay for cybersecurity training in Cincinnati

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 Cincinnati cybersecurity program numbers come from

Which Cincinnati cybersecurity programs are on this list?

These are the cybersecurity programs with classes in the Cincinnati 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 Ohio page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Cincinnati 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.

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Cybersecurity training in Cincinnati, Ohio

How much does cybersecurity training cost in Cincinnati?

Is there free cybersecurity training in Cincinnati?

All 10 cybersecurity programs in Cincinnati approved for WIOA funding

Cyber Security

CompTIA Security+ Certification

Security+ Bootcamp

Network Engineering Security Associate

CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)

Cybersecurity I: Intro to IT and Cybersecurity

Cyber Security Sp

Cybersecurity Specialist Accelerator Bootcamp

Cybersecurity, 12 weeks Job oriented program. (220+ clock hours)

Information Cybersecurity Bootcamp