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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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January 1 - December 31 |
Q/CND Qualified/ Cyber Network Defense Certificate Program CPoM $26,500 |
Q/CND Certificate Program of Mastery |
$26,500 |
January 1 - December 31 |
Q/SSE Qualified/ Software Security Expert Professional Certificate Program of Mastery CPoM $26,500 |
Q/SSE Certificate Program of Mastery |
$26,500 |
January 1 - December 31 |
Q/ISP Qualifed/ Information Security Professional Cert Program of Mastery CPoM $26,500 |
Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$26,500 |
January 1 - December 31 |
Q/WP Qualified/Wireless Professional Certificate Program of Mastery CPoM |
Q/WP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$26,500 |
January 1 - December 31 |
Q/IAP Qualified/ Information Assurance Professional Cert Program of Mastery PoM |
Q/IAP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$26,500 |
February 1 - December 15 |
Q/SSE Qualified/ Software Security Classes 9 classes $26,500 |
Q/SSE Certificate Program of Mastery |
$26,500 |
April 1-18 |
ISO 27001 ISMS Lead Implementer + Exam $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA exam 4/18 Q/IAP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
April 1-30 |
Q/ND Qualified Network Defender $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 3/30 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
April 1-30 |
Introduction to Reverse Engineering |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 4/30 Q/SSE Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
April 1-30 |
IDS II: Systems to Defend Networks and Exam |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 3/30 Q/CND Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
April 1-30 |
Q/FE Qualified/ Forensic Expert Class $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Q/ISP Exam Feb 4/30 Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
April 4-8 |
ITIL V4 Training and Certification |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Q/IAP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,995 |
April 7-11 |
Q/WNDO Qualified Wireless Deceptive Network Optimization Class and exam $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Q/WP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
April 7-11 |
Q/SA Qualified Security Analyst class and exam $3,990 + Penetration Tester/ QPTL $510 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 4/11 pen test Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$4,500 |
April 7-18 |
QWP and QWSP Bootcamp - Qualified Wireless Professional/ Wireless Security Professional $4,690 |
Instructor Led Reston VA - Practice Exams Q/WP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$4,690 |
April 14-18 |
SecurityPlus w/ exam $3,495 |
Hybrid pre-class study + face to face instruction Reston Exam April 18 Q/ISP Cert Program of MasteryCert Program of Mastery |
$3,495 |
April 21-25 |
CASP class $3,495 and exam $495 |
Hybrid pre-class study + face to face Reston VA instruction Exam 4/25 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Masteryert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
April 21-30 |
Qualified/ CDA Cyber Defense Analyst Certification Class $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam April 30 Q/CND Cyber Network Defense Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
April 28 - May 2 |
Python/Powershell Incident Response class w Exam |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA - Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
May 1-28 |
IDS III: On-site Log Analysis, Event Correlation and Response (Custom) Certification Class and Exam |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Q/CND Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
May 1 - June 18 |
Qualified/ Security Awareness Training Class exam $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 6/18 Q/ISP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
May 2-11 |
Linux Proficiency Certification class $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Instructor Led Exam 5/11 Q/ISP, Q/CND, Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
May 5-9 |
Q/SA Qualified Security Analyst class and exam $3,990 + Penetration Tester/ QPTL $510 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Ft Liberty NC Exam 5/9 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$4,500 |
May 5-9 |
Q/CND IDS I |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Q/CND Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
May 5-9 |
CISSP Class 2 for 1 /(The Official SU) Training Class w/ eStudy $4,790 |
Hybrid & Instructor led Reston Q/ISP, Q/IAP, Certificate Program of Mastery |
$4,790 |
May 12-16 |
SecurityPlus w/ exam $3,495 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 5/16 Q/ISP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,495 |
May 12-16 |
ITIL V4 Training and Certification |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Q/CND Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,995 |
May 19-23 |
CASP class $3,495 and exam $495 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction FT Bragg NC Exam 5/23 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
May 19-23 |
Qualified/Network Security Policy Admin and SOA |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam May 23 Q/ISP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
May 19-23 |
SecurityPlus $3,000 w/ exam $495 2 enrollments |
Hybrid + face to face instruction FT Liberty ARMY AI Exam Feb 28 Q/ISP, Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,495 |
May 19-23 |
TCP/IP and Key Features of Wireshark Class w/exam |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA - Exam 5/23 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
May 23-30 |
Memorial Day Holiday | ||
May 24-28 |
Q/WLANPD Qualified/ Wireless Local Area Network Planning and Design class and exam |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Q/WP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
May 26-30 |
CISSP CLASS (The Official SU) 2 for 1 Training Class $2,000 |
Hybrid + online & face to face instruction FT Liberty NC - Q/ISP, Q/IAP, Q/CND, Q/WP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$2,000 |
June 1 - 0 |
Hacking Software - Attacker Techniques Exposed Class and Exam |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exm 6/31 Q/SSE Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
June 1-30 |
Catching Hackers II-Network Defense Systems Course $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Exam 6/30 Reston VA Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
June 1-30 |
Advanced Cloud Security and Applied SecDevOps (CCSK Advanced) Class and Exam |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 6/30 Q/ISP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
June 1-30 |
Q/ISO Qualified/ Chief Information Security Officer |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Q/IAP Certi Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
June 2-6 |
Q/CA RMF Qualified CandA Certification and Accreditation RISK MGT $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA - Exam 2/6 Q/IAP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
June 2-20 |
Qualified/ Cyber Defense Analyst |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 6/20 Q/ISP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
June 9-20 |
Certified Information Privacy Professional Certification |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 6/20 Q/ISP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
June 16-20 |
Q/NSP Qualified Network Security Policy Admin $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam Jun 20 Q/IAP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
June 16-20 |
PMP class with exam $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Q/IAP Exam TBD Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
June 23-27 |
Q/ND Qualified Network Defender $3,990 |
Reston VA Hybrid pre-class study + face to face instruction exam June 27- Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
June 23-27 |
CASP class $3,495 and exam $495 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA incl exam 6/27 Q/IAP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
June 23-27 |
CCP CMMC level 1-3 class $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 6/27 CCA Level II evaluator class |
$3,990 |
June 23-27 |
SecurityPlus w/ exam $3,495 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam June 27 Q/ISP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,495 |
June 23-27 |
CEH Certified Ethical Hacker and Q/EH Qualified Ethical Hacker Class |
Hybrid + face to face instruction FT Bragg VA Exam 6/27 Q/ISP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
June 23-27 |
Q/AAP Qualified Access, Authentication and PKI Professional $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA incl exam 6/27 Q/IAP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
June 23-27 |
CCA CMMC level 1-3 class $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Exam 6/27 Reston VA |
$3,990 |
June 23-27 |
Q/SA Qualified Security Analyst class and exam $3,990 + Penetration Tester/ QPTL $510 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Exam 6/27 Reston VA practical Q/ISP Cert Program of Mastery |
$4,500 |
June 23-27 |
CEH Certified Ethical Hacker and Q/EH Qualified Ethical Hacker Class |
Hybrid online and Face to face in Reston Exam 6/27 Q/ISP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
June 30 - July 8 |
Independence Day Holiday | ||
July 1-31 |
How to Break and FIX Web Software Security |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 7/31 Q/SSE Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 1-31 |
Q/ST Qualified/Software Testing $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Q/SSE Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 1-31 |
Q/SSE Qualified Software Security Expert Q/SSTP |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Q/SSE Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 1-31 |
Q/SSE Qualified Software Security Expert Q/SSPT |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Q/SSE Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 1-31 |
Q/SSP Qualified/ Software Security Penetration Testing Class and Exam |
Hybrid online and Face to face |
$3,990 |
July 1-31 |
Q/ST Qualified/ Software Security Testing Class and Exam |
Hybrid online and Face to face |
$3,990 |
July 1-31 |
How to Break and FIX Software Class and Exam |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Q/SSE Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 1-31 |
Fundamentals of Secure Software Programming Class and Exam |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VAExam 7/31 Q/SSE Cert Program of Msastery |
$3,990 |
July 1-31 |
How to Conduct Network Vulnerability Analysis |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 7/31 Q/ISP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 7-11 |
Q/AAP Qualified Access, Authentication and PKI Professional $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA incl exam 7/11 Q/IAP Certificate Program of Mastery |
3,990 |
July 7-11 |
CEH Certified Ethical Hacker and Q/EH Qualified Ethical Hacker Class |
Kevin Cardwell instructor exam 7/11 Reston Va |
$3,990 |
July 14-18 |
Q/SA Qualified Security Analyst class and exam $3,990 + Penetration Tester/ QPTL $510 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 7/18 Pen test Q/ISP Cert Program of Mastery |
$4,500 |
July 14-18 |
Linux Proficiency Certification class and exam $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction nites & weekends Reston VA Exam 7/18 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 21-25 |
CISSP Class 2 for 1 /(The Official SU) CISSP Training Class $4,790 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Q/ISP, Q/IAP, Q/CND, Q/WP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$4,790 |
July 21-25 |
CISSP CLASS (The Official SU) Training Class w/ eStudy $3,990 no exam |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Q/ISP, Q/IAP, Q/CND, Q/WP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 21-25 |
Cloud Computing Security Knowledge Certification (CCSK and Plus) Class w/exam |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA - Exam 7/25 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 21-25 |
Scrum Master Certification Class $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 7/25 Q/IAP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
July 28 - August 1 |
CASP class $3,495 and exam $495 |
Hybrid pre-class study + face to face Reston Va instruction exam 7/25 - Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 1-30 |
Q/WP Qualified / Wireless Professional for Q/WP exam $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Aug 30 Q/WP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 4-15 |
QWP and QWSP Bootcamp - Qualified Wireless Professional/ Wireless Security Professional $4,690 |
Instructor Led Reston VA 2 Exams Q/WP Certificate Program (of Mastery) |
$4,690 |
August 11-15 |
Certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Course $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Exam 8/15 QISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 14-18 |
CASP class $3,495 and exam $495 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Ft Bragg Exam 8/18 Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 18-21 |
Certified Information Privacy Professional Certification |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam Aug 21Q/ISP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 18-22 |
SecurityPlus w/ exam $3,495 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 8/22 Aug Q/ISP, Cert Program of Mastery |
3,495 |
August 18-22 |
CCP CMMC level 1-3 class $3,990 |
Hybrid online and face to face Reston VA Q/IAP Exam 8/22 Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 25-29 |
Q/WAD Qualified Wireless Analyst and Defender Bootcamp $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam Aug 29 Q/WP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
August 25-29 |
Q/CDA Qualified/ Cyber Defense Analyst Certification Class and Exam |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Exam 8/29 Reston VA Q/CND Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
September 1-5 |
PMP class with exam $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Q/IAP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
September 2-5 |
Labor Day Holiday | ||
September 8-19 |
Q/WSP Qualified /Wireless Security Professional $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 9/19 Q/WP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
September 8-19 |
Q/WP Qualified / Wireless Professional for Q/WP exam $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA - Exam 9/19 Q/WP Cert Program (of Mastery) |
$3,990 |
October 20-24 |
CISSP CLASS (The Official SU) Training Class w/ eStudy no exam $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA - Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
November 17-21 |
Q/SA Qualified Security Analyst class and exam $3,990 + Penetration Tester/ QPTL $510 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA VA till exam Nov 21 pen test Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery |
$4,500 |
November 17-21 |
SecurityPlus $3,000 w/ exam $495 2 enrollments |
Hybrid + face to face instruction FT Liberty ARMY AI Exam Nov 21 Q/ISP, Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,495 |
November 20-24 |
Thanksgiving Holiday | ||
December 1-12 |
Q/WSP Qualified /Wireless Security Professional $3,990 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 12/12 Q/WP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
December 1-12 |
Q/WP Qualified / Wireless Professional for Q/WP exam $3,99 |
Hybrid + face to face instruction Reston VA Exam 12/12 Q/WP Cert Program of Mastery |
$3,990 |
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) | $150 |
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December 31-31 |
Q/ISP Annual Renewal Fee - Q/ISP Certificate Program (of Mastery) | $50 |
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December 31-31 |
Q/ISP Annual Renewal Fee - Q/ISP Certificate Program of Mastery | $200 |
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February 16-22 2026 |
Presidents Week Holiday | ||
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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.
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