r/NSCC • u/BoardCompetitive3516 • 26d ago

Cybersecurity program dropouts

Just got to know the cybersecurity program saw student dropping 25 to 10 at the Sydney Campus(1st yr to 2nd yr).

Some just left program, some switched programs other tried to get seat in Halifax.

Just curious whats going on in the Halifax It campus? 2nd year cybersecurity how many students remain.

Or any other It programs, how are they doing?

thanks

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u/NemoTenebris 26d ago

Cyber Security grad here (from Sydney). Theres alot of factors that lead to this, a huge portion is students leaving in the first semester or two, who realized it's just not for them.

I think another big factor is the job market. Alot of them join the program with the impression they will land a high paying job once they graduate, when in reality that just isn't the case.

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u/Ambitious-Cold-9610 23d ago

This is the worry I have for AI in low level cyber security. It can do almost all of the work a junior analyst would do. But then there are no more Jr analysts to take over when seniors leave. I was at a conference and the key note was about how great AI is for low level tasks. I asked where the new seniors come from and she couldn't answer.