Please help me choose Major, Information Technology or Information Security?

Hey Guys, ok I just enrolled at my local community college for the spring semester. My major right now is Information Technology, but going over the course description and curriculum I think Information Security might give me an better opportunity at getting into the IT field and it SEEMS to cover more stuff. So I'm thinking about changing my major. Could you guys look over both the curriculum for IT and IS and tell me what you think?
Would one benefit me more than the other?

Information Technology, Assoc. of Applied Science

Information Security , Assoc. of Applied Science

Thanks in advance

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wikiget

It looks like the Information Security degree is a specialist degree for the IT degree. They just force you to take specific classes instead of giving you more choices.

I recommend taking the classes you would like/find interesting, and if that lines up with network security get it. Also, take that CISSP prep course either way.

--chris--

I choose security, but honestly getting in as far as I have I can tell you that a general IT degree would get me 90% of what I wanted since I need to fill up 6 technical electives and the "security" minor is 8 classes. Obviously different schools different curriculum, but its probably not too different for you.

Besides, as I have seen on here....a security degree does not make a security professional.

bull313

If you are relatively new to IT, I would go with the Info Tech degree. You can always specialize later, and my find a concentration other than security that interests you.

Knowledge82

Thanks for the feedback guys, I think I'm going to stick with the information technology