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Cybersecurity training in Pennsylvania

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

7 schools offer these cybersecurity programs, and Pennsylvania has approved every one 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 Pennsylvania, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and all 9 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much does cybersecurity training cost in Pennsylvania?

$7,900 to $13,000 is what most cybersecurity programs in Pennsylvania cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 9 programs with a price. All of them: $6,210 to $28,770

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Length
24 to 44 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 Pennsylvania may also offer cybersecurity training. How these figures are made

Is there free cybersecurity training in Pennsylvania?

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

Cybersecurity training in Manchester, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and other Pennsylvania cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 in smaller cities and towns.

All 9 cybersecurity programs in Pennsylvania approved for WIOA funding

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9 programs

  • Cybersecurity (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cybersecurity

    Community College Of Beaver County

    Monaca

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Community College Of Beaver County, Monaca · Cybersecurity (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$17,000
    Program website, Cybersecurity at Community College Of Beaver County
    More details about Cybersecurity at Community College Of Beaver County
    Finished
    68%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    104 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,000
    Students counted
    55
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $17,000

  • Cybersecurity certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cybersecurity and Information Security

    Peirce College

    Philadelphia

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Peirce College, Philadelphia · Cybersecurity certificate or diploma · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$11,400

    11 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Cybersecurity and Information Security at Peirce College
    Finished
    67%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    44 weeks, 27 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,299
    Students counted
    12
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $11,400
    trained with WIOA funding
    11

  • Cybersecurity certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Computer Technology Cybersecurity Certificate

    Allegany Community College

    Everett

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Allegany Community College, Everett · Cybersecurity certificate or diploma · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$27,400
    Price if you pay yourself$12,560
    Program website, Computer Technology Cybersecurity Certificate at Allegany Community College
    More details about Computer Technology Cybersecurity Certificate at Allegany Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,838
    Length
    30 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,919
    Students counted
    11
    a year, estimated
    $27,400
    price
    $12,560

  • Cybersecurity (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Computer Network Security Technician

    Laurel Technical Institute LLC

    Hermitage

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Laurel Technical Institute LLC, Hermitage · Cybersecurity (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$28,770

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Computer Network Security Technician at Laurel Technical Institute LLC
    More details about Computer Network Security Technician at Laurel Technical Institute LLC
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    75 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,498
    Students counted
    10
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $28,770
    trained with WIOA funding
    4

  • Cybersecurity certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cybersecurity Essentials

    Unique System Skills LLC

    Nashua, NH

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Unique System Skills LLC, Nashua, NH · Cybersecurity certificate or diploma · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Classes are outside Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,210
    Program website, Cybersecurity Essentials at Unique System Skills LLC
    More details about Cybersecurity Essentials at Unique System Skills LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,210

  • Security certification exam prepHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CompTIA Security Analyst

    Unique System Skills LLC

    Nashua, NH

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Unique System Skills LLC, Nashua, NH · Security certification exam prep · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Classes are outside Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,363
    Program website, CompTIA Security Analyst at Unique System Skills LLC
    More details about CompTIA Security Analyst at Unique System Skills LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    21 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,363

  • Cybersecurity boot campHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cybersecurity Bootcamp

    QS Academy Inc.

    Austin, TX

    High school diploma or equivalent

    QS Academy Inc., Austin, TX · Cybersecurity boot camp · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Classes are outside Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,900
    Program website, Cybersecurity Bootcamp at QS Academy Inc.
    More details about Cybersecurity Bootcamp at QS Academy Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,900

  • Security certification exam prepHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CompTIA Cybersecurity Specialist

    Unique System Skills LLC

    Nashua, NH

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Unique System Skills LLC, Nashua, NH · Security certification exam prep · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Classes are outside Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,278
    Program website, CompTIA Cybersecurity Specialist at Unique System Skills LLC
    More details about CompTIA Cybersecurity Specialist at Unique System Skills LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $9,278

  • Cybersecurity certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Cybersecurity Certificate

    Point Park University

    Pittsburgh

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Point Park University, Pittsburgh · Cybersecurity certificate or diploma · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,000
    Program website, Cybersecurity Certificate at Point Park University
    More details about Cybersecurity Certificate at Point Park University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,000
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $13,000

How to pay for cybersecurity training in Pennsylvania

WIOA funding can pay for cybersecurity training in Pennsylvania

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

Quick facts: Cybersecurity training in Pennsylvania

programs with a price cost under $10,000
4 of 9
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
32nd of 32
cybersecurity programs here, against the typical state's 12
9 vs 12

State comparisons use the same figures as the cybersecurity training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the Pennsylvania cybersecurity program numbers come from

Which Pennsylvania cybersecurity programs are on this list?

These are the cybersecurity programs Pennsylvania 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Pennsylvania offers.

How Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Pennsylvania: its rates sit far below every other state's, and the counts suggest jobs were traced only for students whose training was publicly paid.

Other training in Pennsylvania

Sources for the facts about cybersecurity training in Pennsylvania

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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