The College is among a select group of schools to qualify for a national program that allows students who study in cybersecurity-related fields the opportunity to earn free tuition in return for public service
after graduation.
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand created the Cyber Service Academy scholarship program through her work on the Senate Armed Services Committee to fill thousands of unfilled Department of Defense cyber positions.
She visited SUNY Canton to promote the scholarship, which allows qualifying students to receive
a year of free college for every year committed to public service. Students are required to apply, and
if accepted, have the opportunity to secure government positions.
“Thousands of unfilled Department of Defense cyber positions leave our country with a severe shortage of personnel needed to protect the United States from adversaries like Russia,” Gillibrand said. “I developed the Cyber Service Academy scholarship program to help meet these needs and give our youth a path to good-paying jobs in government. This program will create a pipeline for a talented, highly trained cyber workforce.”
SUNY Canton was selected for the program because of its designation by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity.