Facilities
Located just moments away from Broad Street and the Riverwalk in Downtown Augusta, the Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center, home of Augusta University's School of Computer and Cyber Sciences, boasts two adjacent buildings totaling 332,000-square-feet.
This unique facility is designed for a student to attend class and then participate in an internship of a potential employer in the same building. Classes are taught by faculty from Augusta University, the U.S. Army Cyber School, Cyber Protection Brigade, and NSA Georgia. Partnerships here will impact K-12, academia, the health care industry, all levels of government, and the business community.
The connections fostered at this facility will continue to open many doors into the future for cybersecurity research, workforce development, and entrepreneurship, making Augusta, Georgia a hub for talent within the cyber industry.
Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center features
- Two buildings: Hull-McKnight & Shaffer-MacCartney with a combined 332,000 square feet of space.
- Secure briefing space and high-security controlled buildings
- One of the nation's few state-owned cyber ranges
- 340-seat auditorium for public and private events
- Incubator space for lease for entrepreneurial cybersecurity companies
- Research lab for faculty and student researchers
- Classrooms equipped for virtual and on-site training
- Adjacent parking deck
Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center is the culmination of (former) Gov. Nathan Deal's vision to position the state of Georgia as a national and world hub for cyber innovation and training.
Calvin Rhodes
Executive Director, Georgia Technology AuthorityChief Information Officer, State of Georgia
As one of four research universities in the University System of Georgia, Augusta University is already an innovation center for education and health care. Now with the opening of Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center, we are a critical partner in Georgia’s commitment to increasing cybersecurity in the state, nation and world.
Dr. Brooks Keel
Former President, Augusta University