error being received - ++ no operator matches these operands operand types are: DegreeType == const char [9]

I'm working on a project for class and was hoping someone could help me figure this out. I am receiving an error that indicates no operator "==" matches these operands


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 #include "roster.h"
#include "Student.h"
using std::cout;
using std::cerr;

Roster::Roster()
{
	this->capacity = 0;
	this->lastIndex = -1;
	this->student = nullptr;
}

Roster::Roster(int capacity)
{
	this->capacity = capacity;
	this->lastIndex = -1;
	this->student = new Student*[capacity];
}

Student* Roster::getStudentat(int index)
{
	return student[index];
}

void Roster::parseThenAdd(string row)
{
	if (lastIndex < capacity) {
		lastIndex++;
		DegreeType DegreeType;
		if (DegreeType == "SECURITY") { DegreeType = SECURITY;} // here is the code that is giving me the error
		else if (DegreeType == "NETWORKING") { DegreeType = NETWORK;}
		else if (DegreeType == "SOFTWARE") { DegreeType = SOFTWARE;}

		{
			cerr << "INVALID DEGREE TYPE! EXITING NOW!\n";
			exit(-1);
		}
		int rhs = row.find(",");
		string sID = row.substr(0, rhs);

		int lhs = rhs + 1;
		rhs = row.find(",", lhs);
		string fName = row.substr(lhs, rhs - lhs);

		int lhs = rhs + 1;
		rhs = row.find(",", lhs);
		string lName = row.substr(lhs, rhs - lhs);

		int lhs = rhs + 1;
		rhs = row.find(",", lhs);
		string eAddress = row.substr(lhs, rhs - lhs);

		int lhs = rhs + 1;
		rhs = row.find(",", lhs);
		string age = row.substr(lhs, rhs - lhs);

		int lhs = rhs + 1;
		rhs = row.find(",", lhs);
		int daysInCourse1 = row.substr(lhs, rhs - lhs);

		int lhs = rhs + 1;
		rhs = row.find(",", lhs);
		int daysInCourse2 = row.substr(lhs, rhs - lhs);

		int lhs = rhs + 1;
		rhs = row.find(",", lhs);
		int daysInCourse3 = row.substr(lhs, rhs - lhs);

		add(sID, fName, lName, eAddress, age, daysInCourse1, daysInCourse2, daysInCourse3, DegreeType);
	}
	else {
		cerr << "ERROR! LIST LAS EXCEEDED MAXIMUM CAPACITY!\n EXITING NOW!";
		exit(-1);
	}
} 
Please post the declaration of class DegreeType.
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