Industry Bulletins | January 20, 2021
Mercyhurst University Partners With PricewaterhouseCoopers To Launch Cyber Autism Pilot Program To Prepare Students With Autism For Cybersecurity Jobs
Mercyhurst University is partnering with PricewaterhouseCoopers to launch a Cyber Autism Pilot Program for the fall 2021 semester to prepare students with autism for cybersecurity jobs. The pilot pairs the university's autism initiative and its cybersecurity program. The program will be housed in Mercyhurst University’s Cyber Education Center.
Mercyhurst plans to recruit 10 students on the autism spectrum to participate in the Cyber-Autism Pilot Program. Students accepted into the program will be enrolled in the four-year major in cybersecurity within the Ridge College of Intelligence Studies and Applied Sciences. The students will be provided with social . . .