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Qualified Matters. Success is doing it once. Mastery is the ability to do it repeatedly at the same level of excellence. Many people will experience success, but few will experience mastery.
Earn your Qualified Q/SP, Q/ISP, Q/IAP, Q/SSE, Q/CND - Qualified/ Cyber Security Certificate Program of Mastery. SU courses are SCHEV Certified to Operate, MSA-CESS accredited, and Army, USAF & Spouse Credential Assistance Program approved.
Expect to advance your cyber career skills at SU. SU's 5 Qualified/ Cyber Security Professional Certificate Programs of Mastery (CPoM) Q/ISP, Q/IAP, Q/SSE, Q/WP, Q/CND are designed to provide you with 5 levels of cyber competency. Each CPoM includes mastery level hands-on cyber skills learning, while earning industry recognized ybersecurity credentials that advance your career and increase your salary. At SU you learn in live "how to" do the cyber task in step-by-step hands-on workshops. SU Testing's Qualified exams are competency/ performance based mastery level exams with "practical’s to validate you for employers. Practicals qualify your cyber skills capabities. Qualified Matters. Every SU class is structured to provide cyber skills and credentials that matter from Mastery level instructors.
SU is internationally recognized, respected by the IS community, and well-received by employers and for good reason, high student success on cyber exams on their first try or come back for FREE. Contact us anytime 203-249-8364.
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Date | Class Name | Location | Cost |
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June 16-30 |
Q/ISP Advanced Cloud Security and Applied SecDevOps (CCSK Advanced) Class and Exam |
Summer Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 6/30 Q/ISP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
June 30 - July 6 |
Independence Day Holiday | ||
July 1-31 |
Q/ISP CEH Certified Ethical Hacker and Q/EH Qualified Ethical Hacker Class |
Summer Face to face instructor led Reston Exam 7/31 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 1-31 |
Q/SSE Fundamentals of Secure Software Programming Class and Exam |
Summer Face to face instructor led Reston VAExam 7/31 Q/SSE Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 1-31 |
Q/WP Qualified/Wireless Professional Certificate Program of Mastery CPoM |
4 yr Q/WP Qualified Cyber Security Certificate Program of Mastery |
$26,500 |
July 7-11 |
Q/ISP TCP/IP and Key Features of Wireshark Class w/exam |
Summer Face to face instructor led Reston VA - Exam 7/11 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 7-11 |
Q/ISP Linux Proficiency Certification class and exam $3,990 |
Summer Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 7/11 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 14-18 |
Q/ISP SecurityPlus w/ exam $3,490 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 7/18 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,490 |
July 14-18 |
Q/IAP Certified Information Privacy Professional Certification |
Summer Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 7/18 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 21-25 |
Q/ISP CISSP CLASS (The Official SU) Training Class w/ eStudy $3,990 no exam |
Summer Face to face instructor led Reston VA Q/ISP, Q/IAP, Q/CND, Q/WP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 21-25 |
Q/ISP CISSP and CISM Class 2 for 1 /(The Official SU) CISSP Training Class $4,790 |
Summer Face to face instructor led Reston VA Q/ISP, Q/IAP, Q/CND, Q/WP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$4,790 |
July 21-25 |
Q/ISP Python/Powershell Incident Response class w Exam |
Summer Q/ISP Face to face instructor led Reston VA - Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 21-25 |
Q/ISP CEH Certified Ethical Hacker and Q/EH Qualified Ethical Hacker Class |
Summer Face to face instructor led Reston VA exam 7/25 Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 21-25 |
Q/IAP Scrum Master Certification Class $3,990 |
Summer Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 7/25 Q/IAP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 21-25 |
Q/ISP CASP class $3,495 and exam $495 |
Summer Face to face instructor led FT Bragg NC Exam 7/25 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 28 - August 8 |
Q/ISP Cloud Computing Security Knowledge Certification (CCSK and Plus) Class w/exam |
Summer Face to face instructor led Reston VA - Exam 8/8 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 1-5 |
Q/ISP SecurityPlus w/ exam $3,490 |
Fall Face to face instructor led FT Bragg Exam 8/5 Aug Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
3,490 |
August 1-31 |
Q/CND Catching Hackers II-Network Defense Systems Course $3,990 |
Fall Face to face instructor led class Exam 6/30 Reston VA Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 1-31 |
Q/IAP Q/ISO Qualified/ Chief Information Security Officer |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Q/IAP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 1-31 |
Q/SSE How to Break and FIX Software Class and Exam |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Q/SSE Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 2-6 |
Q/IAP Q/CA RMF Qualified CandA Certification and Accreditation RISK MGT $3,990 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA - Exam 8/6 Q/IAP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 4-8 |
Q/ISP How to Conduct Network Vulnerability Analysis |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 8/8 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 4-15 |
QWP and QWSP Bootcamp - Qualified Wireless Professional/ Wireless Security Professional $4,690 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Q/WP Certificate Program (of Mastery) |
$4,690 |
August 11-15 |
Q/ISP CASP class $3,495 and exam $495 |
Summer Face to face instructor led Reston VA incl exam 8/15 Q/IAP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 11-15 |
Q/IAP Certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Course $3,990 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Exam 8/15 QISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 11-21 |
Q/IAP Certified Information Privacy Professional Certification |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam Aug 21 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 18-22 |
Q/IAP Q/NSP Qualified Network Security Policy Admin $3,990 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 8/22 Q/IAP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 18-29 |
Q/CND Q/CDA Qualified/ Cyber Defense Analyst Certification Class and Exam |
Fall Face to face instructor led Exam 8/29 Reston VA Q/CND Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 25-29 |
Q/CND Qualified/ Security Awareness Training Class exam $2,000 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 8/28 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$2,000 |
August 25-29 |
Q/ISP CISM and CISSP CLASS (The Official SU) Training Class $2,000 |
Fall Face to face instructor led FT Liberty NC - Q/ISP, Q/IAP, Q/CND, Q/WP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$2,000 |
August 25-29 |
Q/WP Q/WAD Qualified Wireless Analyst and Defender Bootcamp $3,990 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam Aug 29 Q/WP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
September 1-5 |
Q/WP Q/WNDO Qualified Wireless Deceptive Network Optimization Class and exam $3,990 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Q/WP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
September 1-19 |
Q/IAP ISO 27001 ISMS Lead Implementer + Exam $3,990 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA exam Sept 19 Q/IAP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
September 1-29 |
Q/IAP CCA CMMC level 1-3 class $3,990 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Exam 9/27 Reston VA |
$3,990 |
September 1-30 |
Q/ISP Q/FE Qualified/ Forensic Expert Class $3,990 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Q/ISP Exam Sept 30 Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
September 1-30 |
Q/SSE How to Break and FIX Web Software Security |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 9/30 Q/SSE Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
September 1-30 |
Q/ISP CySA Q/SA Qualified Security Analyst class and exam $3,990 + Penetration Tester/ QPTL $510 |
Summer Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 9/30 Pen test Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$4,500 |
September 1-30 |
Q/CND Qualified/ CDA Cyber Defense Analyst Certification Class $3,990 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam Sept 30 Q/CND Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
September 1-30 |
Q/CND IDS II: Systems to Defend Networks and Exam |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 9/30 Q/CND Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
September 2-5 |
Labor Day Holiday | ||
September 2-5 |
Q/ISP PMP class with exam $3,990 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Q/IAP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
September 8-19 |
Q/WP Q/WSP Qualified /Wireless Security Professional $3,990 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 9/19 Q/WP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
September 15-18 |
Q/ISP CASP class $3,495 and exam $495 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Ft Bragg Exam 9/18 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
September 15-19 |
Q/CND IDS I |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Q/CND Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
September 15-19 |
Q/IAP ITIL V4 Training and Certification |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Q/IAP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
September 22-25 |
Q/ISP SecurityPlus w/ exam $3,490 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 9/25 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,490 |
September 22-26 |
Q/IAP Qualified/Network Security Policy Admin and SOA |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam Sept 26 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
September 22-26 |
Q/ISP CySA Q/SA Qualified Security Analyst class and exam $3,990 + Penetration Tester/ QPTL $510 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 9/26 pen test Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$4,500 |
September 22-26 |
Q/WP Q/WLANPD Qualified/ Wireless Local Area Network Planning and Design class and exam |
Fall Q/WP Face to face instructor led Reston VA Q/WP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
September 29 - October 3 |
Q/ISP CEH Certified Ethical Hacker and Q/EH Qualified Ethical Hacker Class |
Fall Face to face instructor led FT Bragg VA Exam Oct 3 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
October 1-31 |
Q/CND Hacking Software - Attacker Techniques Exposed Class and Exam |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 10/31 Q/SSE Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
October 1-31 |
Q/SSE Qualified/ Software Security Penetration Testing Class and Exam |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam Oct 31 Q/SSE Qualified Cert of Mastery |
$3,990 |
October 6-10 |
Q/ISP SecurityPlus w/ exam $3,490 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston Exam Oct 10 Q/ISP Cert Program of MasteryCert Program of Mastery |
$3,490 |
October 13-17 |
Q/ISP CASP class $3,495 and exam $495 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA instruction exam 10/17 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
October 20-24 |
Q/ISP CISSP CLASS (The Official SU) Training Class w/ eStudy no exam $3,990 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA - Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
October 20-24 |
QWP and QWSP Bootcamp - Qualified Wireless Professional/ Wireless Security Professional $4,690 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Q/WP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$4,690 |
November 1-30 |
Q/SSE Q/ST Qualified/Software Testing $3,990 |
Winter Face to face instructor led Reston VA Q/SSE Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
November 1-30 |
Q/CND Q/ND Qualified Network Defender $3,990 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 11/30 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
November 3-7 |
Q/ISP Linux Proficiency Certification class $3,990 |
Winter Face to face instructor led Reston VA Instructor Led Exam 11/7 Q/ISP, Q/CND, Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
November 3-21 |
Q/CND Q/ND Qualified Network Defender $3,990 |
Fall Face to face instructor led exam Nov 21 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
November 10-14 |
Q/IAP Q/AAP Qualified Access, Authentication and PKI Professional $3,990 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA incl exam 11/14 Q/IAP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
November 17-21 |
Q/ISP SecurityPlus $2,000 + $1,000 + exam $490 |
Winter Face to face instructor led FT Liberty ARMY AI Exam Nov 21 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,490 |
November 17-21 |
Q/ISP Q/FE Qualified/ Forensic Expert Class $3,990 |
Winter Face to face instructor led Reston Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
November 17-21 |
Q/ISP CySA Q/SA Qualified Security Analyst class and exam $3,990 + Penetration Tester/ QPTL $510 |
Winter Q/ISP Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam Nov 21 Pen Test Certificate Program of Mastery |
$4,500 |
November 20-24 |
Thanksgiving Holiday | ||
December 1-5 |
Q/ISP SecurityPlus w/ exam $3,490 |
Winter Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 12/5 Q/ISP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,490 |
December 1-5 |
Q/ISP PMP class with exam $3,990 |
Winter Q/IAP Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam TBD Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
December 8-12 |
Q/ISP CISSP CLASS (The Official SU) Training Class w/ eStudy no exam $3,990 |
Winter Face to face instructor led Reston Q/ISP, Q/IAP, Certificate Program of Mastery NSA CNSS 4011, 4012, 4103A, 4015 |
$3,990 |
December 8-12 |
Q/ISP CASP class $3,495 and exam $495 |
Fall Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 12/12 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
December 8-12 |
Q/ISP CISSP Class 2 for 1 /(The Official SU) Training Class w/ eStudy $4,790 |
Winter Face to face instructor led Reston Qualified Certificate Program of Mastery |
$4,790 |
December 12 - January 26 |
Winter Break, Christmas and New Year's Holiday | ||
December 31-31 |
Q/ISP Annual Renewal Fee - Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery | $200 |
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December 31-31 |
Q/ISP Annual Renewal Fee - Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery | $150 |
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December 31-31 |
Q/ISP Annual Renewal Fee - Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery | $50 |
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January 26-30 2026 |
Q/IAP CCP CMMC level 1-3 class $3,990 |
Winter Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 1/30 CCMC Certificate Program of Masteryuator class |
$3,990 |
February 1-27 2026 |
Q/CND IDS III: On-site Log Analysis, Event Correlation and Response (Custom) Certification Class and Exam |
Winter Face to face instructor led Reston VA Q/CND Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
February 1-28 2026 |
Q/SSE Qualified Software Security Expert Q/SSTP |
Winter Face to face instructor led Reston VA Q/SSE Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
February 2-13 2026 |
Q/WP Qualified / Wireless Professional for Q/WP exam $3,99 |
Winter Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 2/13 Q/WP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
February 9-20 2026 |
Q/WP Q/WSP Qualified /Wireless Security Professional $3,990 |
Winter Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 2/20 Q/WP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
February 16-22 2026 |
Presidents Week Holiday | ||
March 1-31 2026 |
Q/IAP Q/AAP Qualified Access, Authentication and PKI Professional $3,990 |
Spring Face to face instructor led Reston VA incl exam 3/31 Q/IAP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
March 1-31 2026 |
Q/SSE Introduction to Reverse Engineering |
Spring Face to face instructor led Reston VA Exam 3/31 Q/SSE Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
March 16-20 2026 |
Q/ISP CySA Q/SA Qualified Security Analyst class and exam $3,990 + Penetration Tester/ QPTL $510 |
Spring Q/ISP Face to face instructor led Exam 6/27 Reston VA practical Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$4,500 |
April 1-30 2026 |
Q/IAP CCP CMMC level 1-3 class $3,990 |
Spring Face to face Reston VA Q/IAP Exam 4/30 Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
April 20-24 2026 |
Q/IAP ITIL V4 Training and Certification |
Spring Face to face instructor led Reston VA Q/CND Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
May 23-30 2026 |
Memorial Day Holiday | ||
July 1-31 2028 |
Q/ISP Certificate Qualifed/ Information Security Professional Program of Mastery $26,500 |
4 yr Q/ISP Qualified Cyber Security Certificate Program of Mastery |
$26,500 |
July 1-31 2028 |
Q/IAP Certificate Qualified/ Information Assurance Professional Program of Mastery $26,500 |
4 yr Q/IAP Qualified Cyber Security Certificate Program of Mastery |
$26,500 |
July 1-31 2028 |
Q/SSE Certificate Qualified/ Software Security Expert Professional Program of Mastery CPoM $26,500 |
4 yr Q/SSE Qualified Cyber Security Certificate Program of Mastery |
$26,500 |
July 1-31 2028 |
Q/CND Certificate Qualified/ Cyber Network Defense Certificate Program $26,500 |
4 yr Q/CND Qualified Cyber Security Certificate Program of Mastery |
$26,500 |
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Since 1999 SU Training Courses, Certificates Programs of Mastery and Micro Credential Programs qualify and validate highly qualified, hands-on performance based cyber security training for information security/ cyber professionals. SU is accredited by MSA-CESS and ARMY Credential Assistance Program Approved.
The Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery rigorously Qualifies & Validates CyberSecurity Professionals with hands-on tactical security skills necessary to deliver the capability to establish, operate, defend, exploit, and attack in, through, and from the cyberdomain.
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