{"id":251750,"date":"2026-05-21T09:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/cisco-netacad-and-college-board-launch-ap-cybersecurity\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:55:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:55:25","slug":"cisco-netacad-and-college-board-launch-ap-cybersecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/cisco-netacad-and-college-board-launch-ap-cybersecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"Cisco NetAcad and College Board Launch AP Cybersecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cisco.com\/learning\/cisco-partners-with-college-board-to-launch-ap-cybersecurity\">Cisco NetAcad and College Board Launch AP Cybersecurity<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cisco.com\/learning\/cisco-partners-with-college-board-to-launch-ap-cybersecurity\">https:\/\/blogs.cisco.com\/learning\/cisco-partners-with-college-board-to-launch-ap-cybersecurity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-21 09:46:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"blogs.cisco.com\">blogs.cisco.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This blog was co-authored by Jennifer Mulhern, Vice President of AP Program Access, College Board<\/p>\n<p>Cybersecurity professionals have become essential to protecting our society\u2019s critical infrastructure. Yet globally, 4.8 million cybersecurity-related vacancies remain unfilled, and organizations across industries are feeling the impact. As the demand for talent continues to grow, the pipeline isn\u2019t keeping pace.<\/p>\n<p>As AI introduces more sophisticated cyber threats, many students are eager to explore careers in the field. Too often, they lack access to learning experiences that help them build real-world skills. Instead, they\u2019re asked to choose between coursework that prepares them for college and learning that prepares them for careers.<\/p>\n<p>We have the opportunity to bridge that gap.<\/p>\n<p>Starting in the 2026-2027 school year, College Board will launch AP Cybersecurity as part of a new set of Advanced Placement\u00ae (AP\u00ae) Career Kickstart courses. Cisco is proud to support this effort through Cisco Networking Academy, which will serve as a resource to bring industry-aligned curriculum, hands-on labs, and educator support to classrooms nationwide.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Connecting college readiness with career relevance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The AP Cybersecurity course is designed to bring greater real-world relevance to foundational academic learning, ensuring students are prepared both for related college coursework and the demands of today\u2019s workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Students can earn college credit based on their AP Exam score and enter higher education with a strong foundation in cybersecurity principles. This allows them to build on that knowledge more quickly and intentionally as they progress through their academic and career journey.<\/p>\n<p>For those who choose Cisco Networking Academy as their instructional resource, the AP Cybersecurity course will also provide preparation for the Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Cybersecurity certification. This industry-recognized credential\u00a0signals job-ready skills in a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cisco.com\/learning\/cisco-partners-with-college-board-to-launch-ap-cybersecurity\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cisco NetAcad and College Board Launch AP Cybersecurity https:\/\/blogs.cisco.com\/learning\/cisco-partners-with-college-board-to-launch-ap-cybersecurity Publish Date: 2026-05-21 09:46:00 Source Domain:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":251751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/blogs.cisco.com\/gcs\/ciscoblogs\/1\/2026\/05\/HatchLibrary-Education-GettyPA-Unlimited-1475349134-5-1-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-251750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251750"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251750"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":251752,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251750\/revisions\/251752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}