About the Cloud Computing Graduate Program
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Cloud Computing Program Facts
Format
Online
Schedule
Asynchronous online
Credits Required
9
Time Commitment
1 year
Cost
2026-2027 Academic Year
$1,176 per credit
Fees
2026-2027 Academic Year
$145 per semester (online students)
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Fall: March 1 (priority), June 15 (regular), August 1 (final)
Spring: November 1 (priority), December 15 (regular), January 6 (final)
Summer: March 1 (regular), April 1 (final)
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Pathways and Continuing Education
Cloud skills are in high demand as companies strive to derive efficiency and value from cloud-based technology. Within this three-course certificate, students will understand understand the depth and breadth of cloud services, compliance and security issues, user management, cloud resources and support for business applications, and more.
The Cloud Computing certificate program is taught fully online and can be stacked with the Cybersecurity, Cyberspecialist, or Digital Forensics certificates (must earn three total), along with a thesis project, to earn the M.S. in Cybersecurity.
Cloud Computing Learning Outcomes
- Understand cloud technology and build in-depth knowledge of the core services.
- Understand cloud concepts such as scalability, elasticity, fault tolerance, and high availability.
- Assess compliance, culpability management, and security.
- Interpret cloud logs, protection against DDoS, shared security model, MFA, password policies, IAM-managing users, and more.
- Employ clouds for business applications, and justify why it is extremely important to use clouds.
- Compare pricing models and use support, general account, calculation of service costs, building particular services, and more.
Cloud Computing Degree Requirements
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