Department News

City of Olean awards ASC graduate a business development grant
Fri, Sep 23rd, 2022
Alfred State College graduate Brian Kelly ’17 and ’19 and his company, Kelly Design and Development, LLC has been awarded a business development grant from the City of Olean’s Boost Business Grant Program.

Hackers beware: Alfred State students are on the case
Fri, Jul 22nd, 2016
One of the reasons that Alfred State is such a terrific place for studying cyber security is the fact that students aren’t just learning the theory. They’re putting it into practice building networks, firewalls, access control lists, and more.

Affordable Schools gives good marks to two bachelor’s degrees
Wed, Feb 17th, 2016
The college’s Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in information technology: network administration was ranked 10th on the list of “15 of the Most Affordable Bachelor’s Degrees in Networking and Network Administration.” Its BTech in information technology: web development came in at No. 12 on the list of “15 of the Most Affordable Bachelor’s Degrees in Web Design and Development.”

Alfred State hosts Capture the Flag cyber security competition
Tue, Dec 15th, 2015
Students from four colleges put their cyber security skills to the test Dec. 6 at Alfred State during the ASIST Cyber Security Capture the Flag Competition.

Cyber Defense Team finishes in third at NECCDC competition
Wed, Apr 8th, 2015
“Alfred State has been competing at the NECCDC since 2010 and was the only team that did not have graduate students, so a third-place finish is a remarkable accomplishment and further proves that Alfred State offers a top-tier cybersecurity and information technology education program,” said Coach Jim Boardman, assistant professor and chair of the Computer and Information Technology Department.

Information Security Team Qualifies for Prestigious Competition
Mon, Feb 10th, 2014
Eight Computer and Information Technology students were selected to compete in the upcoming Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense competition in New Hampshire