Established by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to meet the nation's demand for a diverse cadre of intelligence professionals to carry out national security priorities and obligations.
Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence
In 2005, Congress mandated the establishment of the Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence (IC CAE) program to develop, prepare, and educate the next generation of intelligence professionals with the core skills necessary to meet the United States’ national security imperatives, through increased educational, cultural, and experiential opportunities and career prospects within the intelligence community. Accredited universities whose programs meet or exceed the IC CAE’s rigorous and sustainable national security and intelligence education academic requirements earn the prestigious designation of IC CAE. The University of Arizona earned the IC CAE designation in 2019 for its Bachelor of Applied Science in Intelligence and Information Operations (IIO). Due to the partnership between IIO and ISS, all ISS students are afforded the benefits that accompany the IC CAE designation.