Digital Forensics & Investigations

Highline College ETPL

This certificate program validates student’s ability to gather and secure digital evidence, document a digital crime scene, retrieve lost files, retrieve deleted files and e-mails and reconstruct data from various computer storage media. Students get hands-on experience with some of the popular commercial and open source digital forensics tools. In addition, students will have the ability to detect the vulnerability of the computer system, identify threats and assess the risk.

Financial information

Total tuition

$3,189.75

Total required fees

$200.00

Books and supplies

$200.00

Locations

Des Moines, Online

Instructional methods

Hybrid or Blended Program, In-person Primary Location, Online, E-learning, or Distance Learning

Is this program offered on evenings and weekends?

Yes

Program details

9 Months

Length of training

Certificate

Award type

25

Credits

275

Clock Hours (Total)

Additional details

Award name

Certificate

Education Prerequisites

None

Prerequisite courses and other requirements

Talk to a faculty advisor.

Is this program approved to train veterans?

Yes

Program languages

English

Certification/license obtained as part of training program

N/A

Certification/license test preparation provided

N/A

Employment performance results

Program type

Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance

Completion rate

76%

Employment rate

0%

Typical (median) hourly earnings

$23

Typical (median) annual earnings

$0

Top industries for graduates

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Careers for graduates

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Student characteristics

Enrollment
Number of students completing the program
13
Completion rate
76%
Average number of students who completed each year
7
Gender
Male
65%
Female
35%
Race
American Indian or Alaska Native
0%
Asian
13%
Black or African American
20%
Hispanic
27%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
White
27%
Multi-racial
13%
Other
0%
Age
Under 20
0%
20 to 29
47%
30 to 39
35%
40 to 49
12%
50 and over
6%
Prior education
No high school diploma/GED
0%
High school diploma/GED, but no college experience
63%
Some college experience, but no degree
25%
Certificate or AA
6%
BA or higher
6%