Southwest Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition

CCDC puts college students in the role of an IT security team at a simulated company — managing risk, responding to business tasks, maintaining critical services, and defending against a live Red Team trying to break in. All at the same time.

Learn How to Compete

2026 Competition Dates

Registration opens: December 2025
Registration closes: Late January 2026
Qualifier Event: Mid-February 2026
Regional Competition: March 2026

Top 8 teams from the qualifier advance to regionals. The regional winner advances to National CCDC in April!

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Sponsor support funds our competition infrastructure, provides hardware and software for competitors, covers lodging and meals for teams, and makes sure no student is excluded for financial reasons.

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Compete

Learn about the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, how it works, and how to get your team started.

Register Your Team

Ready to compete? Register your team and join the challenge. Up to 8 students plus a coach.

Volunteer

Join our Black or White Team and help make SWCCDC possible. Expand your network and gain experience.

Our Sponsors

Meet the organizations that make SWCCDC possible. Interested in sponsoring? Learn how.

Welcome to the New SWCCDC Website

By SWCCDC on March 29, 2026

We’ve launched a brand new website for the Southwest Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.

Southwest Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition