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

In looking at this degree, the main thing I see is that it's heavy on major coursework and light on GE's with no electives; reminds me of WGU.  I've known people who went on from WGU to a master's.  The worst that happens is that he applied and they say they want more/specific GE coursework, like College Algebra, Comp 2, etc.  But really, most schools just want a bachelor's and don't specify what it has to be in or what courses you need.

This is one of those things where I'm going to not worry about the master's, and cross that bridge if/when you come to it; if you never come to it, it's not an issue.  If you come to it, you have lots of options, from going ahead and taking a few courses to meet requirements, or choosing another program that doesn't care.