Students
Prepare yourself for a cyber career.
NCL helps students gain technical experience by solving real-world cybersecurity challenges. Develop your skills and earn a Scouting Report that provides evidence of your skills to employers.
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Why Join NCL
Improve Your Skills
Dive into self-paced learning resources and use our skills analytics to identify your strengths and areas for improvement.
Prepare for a Career
Apply your classroom learning to solve real-world cybersecurity challenges and gain experiences that you can share to impress interviewers.
Earn a Scouting Report
Your Scouting Report provides evidence of your capabilities and is a great resource to share with employers when applying for jobs or internships
NCL Spring 2026 Season Schedule
Registration is open Jan. 26 - March 27 and costs $45 to participate. Late registration is March 28 - 31 with a cost increase to $55.
Gymnasium
Jan. 26 - May 22
A practice environment with guides of past challenges to help players prepare for the competition.
Practice Game
March 30 - April 5
A week-long event that gives practice solving challenges without guides.
Individual Game
April 10 - 12
A weekend-long competitive event where individual players will attempt to solve as many challenges as they can.
Team Game
April 24 - 26
A weekend-long competitive event. Players will compete in teams of up to 7 and work to solve as many challenges as they can. You can also participate as a team of 1 if you would like to compete solo.
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