BAT Cybersecurity to a Masters later?

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Has anyone taken a BAAS or BAT and gone on to get accepted into a masters program? Any issues you can see with it? I'm not sure if he'd care to do it or not, but I want to make sure we are leaving all the doors open, just in case. 

My teen son wants to go into IT and there's a local 2yr college now offering a BAT (Bachelor's of Applied Technology) in CyberSecurity at $100/cr at collin.edu. Hubby and I are both long-time IT people. We looked at the degree when they first came out with it a couple of years ago and felt like it was a nice fit for just an IT degree and would likely be viewed the same by most companies. I sort of doubt he'd want to go into the higher stress world of full-fledged Red team-blue team CyberSecurity (he says this also), or I'd urge him to pursue the degree at TAMU or UNT. I think those programs would open more opportunities, particularly for the higher-paying jobs. These are also more like engineering degrees, heavier in maths that he loathes, so I think the BAT at Collin College is a better fit for him right now and will tick the Bachelor's degree box to clear human resources.  He will have completed at least 66 crs and completed a basic AA at another local cc by high school graduation in May for transfer to Collin. He will be approx 20 cr, I think, away from another AAS in CyberSecurity at Collin - all of it feeds into his BAT at Collin, by their design. They want students to get their AAS first before starting the BAT program - same courses, so no big deal. Hopefully, he can pick up a paid or unpaid internship along the way to get some experience, and complete some of the certs, though right now, I have to say that the classes alone are not enough experience, IMHO, to pass most of the certs. I think they need more hands-on experience before shelling out hundreds on an exam. The certs will be a goal as he is ready.


Thanks!

Collin BAT Cybersecurity, for those interested: http://www.collin.edu/academics/programs/CYBR_BAT.html