>> ABSOLUTELY. INTERESTING.
GERRY, BACK TO YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, KYLIE, THANK YOU. WELL, VINCENNES UNIVERSITY IS PARTNERING WITH ELEVEN FIFTY
ACADEMY IN AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP MORE CYBERSECURITY SECURITY TALENT. INTENSIVE CODING COURSES, SPECIALIZED WORKSHOPS
AND BOOT CAMPS, RECENTLY EXPANDED WITH CYBERSECURITY LOCATION IN DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS, OUR I ON
EDUCATION, CHUCK JOHNSON AND ELEVEN FIFTY FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT SCOTT JONES ARE HERE TO EXPLAIN HOW THIS PARTNERSHIP
WILL WORK. GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM. >> THANK YOU. >> SCOTT, STARTING WITH YOU TO
TEE UP THE DEMAND, WHAT IS THE NEED FOR THIS CYBERSECURITY TRAINING, AND TO PUMP UP CYBERSECURITY PIPELINE.
>> THE ACADEMY HAS BEEN AT THIS FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, WE'VE JUST GRADUATE OUR 500th GRADUATE, WE'VE HAD 5 COHORTS OF
CYBERSECURITY THAT WE JUST STARTED LAST SUMMER. CYBERSECURITY TURNS OUT TO BE THE FASTEST GROWING SECTOR IN
TECH, YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE HEADLINES EVERY DAY. YOU SEE THE JEFF BEZO'S PHONE HACK. CYBERSECURITY IS HIGHLY RELEVANT
RELEVANT. PEOPLE THAT ARE GRADUATING FROM OUR CYBERSECURITY PROGRAMS ARE EARNING AFTER 90 DAYS OF OUR
TRAINING, WHICH IS NOW WITH VINCENNES, THEY EARN SALARIES AVERAGING $54,000. MANY ARE STARTING AT 70, AND OVER $81,000
STARTING, AND SEEING MUCH HIGHER SALARIES WITH A COUPLE OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. >> SO THAT DEMAND IS REAL, AND
YOU'VE GOT A CURRICULUM REFLECTING THAT. >> THE DEMAND IS REAL. IN FACT, INDIANA IS UNDERINDEXING THE
REST OF THE COUNTRY BY ABOUT HALF OF THE AVERAGE FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS AND CYBERSECURITY TALENT. WE HAVE LOTS OF ROOM TO
GROW. THAT'S WHY OUR PROGRAM IS SO FAST TO GET THEM TRAINED UP IN THESE FIELDS. >> SEEMS VINCENNES WOULD BE A
NATURAL PARTNER, THEY HAVE A CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM, CHUCK, TALK ABOUT THAT. WHY YOU IMPLEMENTED THAT, AND TALK ABOUT
THE POPULARITY DOWN THERE. >> WELL, AS SCOTT MENTIONED, THIS IS AN AREA WE SEE A LOT OF GROWTH, AN AREA WHERE WE GET
EMPLOYERS TO HAVE THIS SKILLSET. WE HAVE IT IN OUR ASSOCIATE AND BACHELORS, TO PARTNER WITH ELEVEN FIFTY AND SCOTT TO
DEVELOP A NEW MODEL FOR DELIVERY, AND GIVING OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO ENTER THE FIELD FASTER WAS JUST A NATURAL FIT
FOR US. >> AND AS YOU LOOK AT THIS, I ASSUME YOU SEE IT AS ANOTHER WAY KIND OF A NON-TRADITIONAL ROUTE
TO GET ADULTS, IN MANY CASES, THE TRAINING THEY NEED FOR ATTRACTIVE CAREERS. >> ABSOLUTELY. IT FITS NEATLY
BECAUSE WE TEACH THE SAME CREDENTIALS AND CERTIFICATIONS, THAT'S A BIG PART OF THESE NICE CERTIFICATIONS, NATIONAL
INITIATIVE FOR CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION, GIVES US THE ABILITY TO SAY WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING HERE IS WHAT WE ARE TEACHING IN
OUR CLASSES, AND VICE VERSA, A WONDERFUL WAY FOR US TO HAVE AN ENTREE FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT BE -- >> SCOTT, TALK ABOUT HOW THIS
PARTNERSHIP IS GOING TO WORK, IF I WANT TO PURSUE THIS CYBERSECURITY CAREER, HOW DOES THIS --
>> COME TO THE DOOR AT ELEVEN FIFTY OR VINCENNES, OR TIGHTLY COUPLED TOGETHER. RIGHT NOW, WE OFFER CERTIFICATIONS IN NET
PLUS, AND SEC PLUS, NETWORK AND SECURITY. WHEN YOU'VE COMPLETED OUR PROGRAM, WHICH A VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF OUR STUDENTS
GRADUATE AND GET PLACED INTO JOBS, BUT YOU CAN GO FURTHER WITH VINCENNES EITHER ON CAMPUS, OR VIA ONLINE TO GET YOUR
ASSOCIATES OR BACHELORS, ONCE YOU'VE GOTTEN YOUR ASSOCIATES, YOU CAN CONTINUE AT VINCENNES OR PURDUE WITH THEIR RELATIONSHIPS
THERE. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THIS DOES FOR BOTH SETS OF OUR STUDENTS. >> AND SO FROM A VINCENNES
STANDPOINT, LOTS OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS. >> ABSOLUTELY. THEY HAVE PLENTY OF PATH WAVES AFTER THAT,
DEPENDING WHERE THEY WANT TO GO IN THEIR CAREER AND WHAT KIND OF EDUCATION THEY WANT TO PURSUE. >> OR STATE-WIDE SHOW, AND THIS
IS A STATE-WIDE PROGRAM. SCOTT, ELEVEN FIFTY IN FISHERS, DOWNTOWN INDY LOCATION, ABOUT TO CHANGE WITH ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS
AROUND THE STATE. >> WE ARE OPENING UP IN ADDITION TO FISHERS, DOWNTOWN IS OUR HEADQUARTERS, WHICH WE'RE
BUILDING OUT RIGHT NOW, OPENING UP LOCATIONS IN GARY, FORT WAYNE, SOUTH BEND, MUNCIE, WESTGATE, AND EVANSVILLE, IN
2020. AND SO OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH VINCENNES APPLIES IN ALL OF THOSE LOCATIONS, AS WELL. >> YOU MENTIONED WESTGATE, I
KNOW WE JUST REPORTED THIS WEEK OR LAST, ON THIS NEW PARTNERSHIP, INCLUDES VINCENNES, THAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN.
>> RIGHT. >> FINAL QUESTION, DOES INDIANA HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, YOU MENTIONED WE'RE UNDERSERVED IN
THIS AREA, WITH ALL THE FOCUS ON CYBERSECURITY IN INDIANA, AND THE MILITARY, INDIANA NATIONAL GUARD, OTHERS PUTTING A FOCUS ON
OPPORTUNITY. >> HUGE AMOUNT OF UPSIDE, THE NEW CYBER BATTALION SET UP IN INDIANA ALSO PLAYS INTO THIS.
BECAUSE WE INTEND THAT MANY OF THOSE SOLDIERS WILL BE INVOLVED IN OUR TRAINING, AND WE'RE ALSO HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
NATIONAL GUARD HERE, AND THE BASES HERE IN INDIANA FOR THE MILITARY PARTICIPATION. WE HAVE ALREADY 8% VETERANS
PARTICIPATING IN OUR PROGRAMS, 25% WOMEN, 29% MINORITIES, SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THIS DIVERSE PARTICIPATION FROM
AROUND THE ENTIRE STATE. >> VERY GOOD, IT'S A GREAT PARTNERSHIP, CYBERSECURITY PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ELEVEN FIFTY
AND VINCENNES UNIVERSITY. SCOTT JONES AND CHUCK JOHNSON, THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE. >> A REMINDER, ALL OF OUR I ON
EDUCATION SEGMENTS CAN BE FOUND