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BELLINGHAM - Whatcom Community College's computer program is now considered one of the best in the country, especially in the areas of cyber security.The college was recently named as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.

"It is a major threat to our security," said Corrinne Sande, Computer Information Systems program coordinator at WCC,

WCC is one of only 13 two-year schools in the country with the designation, which was opened to community and technical colleges last year. The University of Washington is also a Center of Academic Excellence in this area, but for a university instead of a two-year school.