OpenFieldUCCS · Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS), established in 1965 at the foot of Pikes Peak, is a vibrant public regional research institution within the University of Colorado system. Renowned for its close ties to the aerospace and defense sector, UCCS is celebrated for the National Cybersecurity Center, space systems engineering, the William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center, and nursing education.
UCCS comprises the College of Engineering and Applied Science, the Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, the College of Business, and the School of Public Affairs. It operates unique research enterprises including the Space and Cybersecurity Center and the Altitude Performance Laboratory.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school transcripts through UCCS's application or the Common App (test-optional; recommended GPA 3.0+). Graduate and doctoral applicants require an accredited bachelor's or master's degree, minimum 3.0 GPA, letters of recommendation, and a statement of academic purpose.
NSA-designated cybersecurity master's focusing on satellite payload communication defense, spacecraft cyber telemetry, critical infrastructure security, and penetration testing.
Elite graduate clinical exercise science program conducted inside the $61M Hybl Center, investigating altitude training, elite athlete biomechanics, and clinical exercise oncology.
ABET-accredited engineering program offering industry capstones with Peterson and Schriever Space Force Bases, wind tunnel testing, and satellite structural design.
CCNE-accredited professional nursing curriculum featuring clinical rotations across UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central and Penrose-St. Francis Health Services.
Research-focused doctorate exploring adversarial machine learning, software security metrics, wireless sensor networks, and autonomous drone swarming.
AACSB-accredited evening and online MBA leveraging Colorado Springs' status as Olympic City USA, offering specialized coursework in sports administration and PMI project management.
Gallogly Chair Professor of Cybersecurity
Department of Computer Science
Dr. Xu is an IEEE Fellow leading fundamental research on cybersecurity dynamics, cryptographic metrics, malware containment modeling, and cybersecurity data ana...
View researcher profile ↗Associate Professor of Human Physiology
William J. Hybl Sports Medicine Center
Dr. Phillips investigates human cardiovascular adaptation to extreme high-altitude hypoxia, exercise counter-measures for occupational firefighters, and athleti...
View researcher profile ↗Chair & Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Gorder specializes in flight vehicle aerodynamics, subsonic wind tunnel modeling, computational fluid mechanics, and unmanned aerial system stability....
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