{"id":465,"date":"2021-05-18T01:54:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T01:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site5.meridian.soar.qvine.com\/?page_id=465"},"modified":"2024-03-02T20:46:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T20:46:01","slug":"about-niu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ni-u.edu\/about-niu\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"465\" class=\"elementor elementor-465\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55ac899 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55ac899\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-056db34\" data-id=\"056db34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e76c4 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76e76c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0dd14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"8e0dd14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{"content_width":"boxed"}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d998708 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d998708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About National Intelligence University<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e79a4dd elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-inherit animated-slow elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e79a4dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{"_animation":"none","_animation_delay":100}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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The faculty of NIU are subject matter experts from around the IC who bring a wealth of knowledge and practical experience, as well as academic qualifications, to the classroom.\u00a0<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_17932\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17932\" style=\"width: 403px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17932\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ni-u.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICC-B_DSC_0847-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Intelligence Community Campus Bethesda \u2013 Bethesda, MD\" width=\"403\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ni-u.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICC-B_DSC_0847-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ni-u.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICC-B_DSC_0847-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ni-u.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICC-B_DSC_0847-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ni-u.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICC-B_DSC_0847-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ni-u.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ICC-B_DSC_0847-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Intelligence Community Campus Bethesda<br \/>Bethesda, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>\u00a0NIU focuses on the profession of intelligence and is the only institution of higher education in the nation that allows its students to study and complete research in the Top Secret\/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS\/SCI) arena.<\/p><p>NIU is committed to offering and continuously maintaining an in-depth curriculum intended to enhance the desired analytical skills and competencies of intelligence analysis, to include critical thinking, communications, engagement, and leadership. NIU\u2019s success is measured through its graduates, many of whom have gone on to serve as directors of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Central Intelligence Agency<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Security Agency<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nga.mil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Geospatial-intelligence Agency<\/a>, service and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/About\/Combatant-Commands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Combatant Command J-2\u2019s<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odni.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Director of National Intelligence<\/a>, and other important posts.<\/p><p>The staff and faculty at NIU work closely with a professionally diverse student population to provide a challenging and rewarding educational experience that culminates in a <a title=\"Bachelor of Science in Intelligence (BSI)\" href=\"\/bsi\/\">Bachelor of Science in Intelligence degree<\/a>, a\u00a0<a href=\"\/mssi\/\">Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence degree<\/a>, a\u00a0<a href=\"\/msti-2\/\">Master of Science and Technology Intelligence degree<\/a>, or a post-baccalaureate\u00a0<a href=\"\/certificates\/\">Certificate in Intelligence Studies<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4bf187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a4bf187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\n\nfigcaption#caption-attachment-17932 {\nfont-size: small !important;\n}\n\n<\/style>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39af50f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"39af50f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic","content_width":"boxed"}\" 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