FAQs
We hear a lot of the same questions from visitors to the Georgia Cyber Center. This section provides answers to those questions. If yours isn't addressed, please contact us, ask away and we may add it to this list in the future.
100 Grace Hopper Lane
Augusta, GA 30901
200 Grace Hopper Lane
Augusta, GA 30901
For GPS directions, please use 1 11th Street, Augusta, GA 30901 for your destination address.
When arriving from the parking deck, walk towards the courtyard. The courtyard is the side farthest from Reynolds Street, closest to the Savannah River. The Hull McKnight Building is on the right and the Shaffer MacCartney Building is on the left, with both entrances facing the courtyard.
Parking is available in the parking deck located on the Nathan Deal Campus for $1.25/hour or $7 for the day. Credit card is the only acceptable form of payment. The parking deck is located at the front of the campus and can be accessed from 11th Street or 12th Street. The deck is not owned by the Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center, so we cannot validate parking.
If you have any issues with the parking deck, please press the call button upon leaving the deck or call the Augusta University Parking Office at 706-721-7275.
The GCITC does not provide any tours for the general public. A majority of the building is office suites of private industry and government partners who have a mission to fulfill.
The Garage Makerspace does offer walk-in tours, which can be arranged on their website.
Our business hours are 8 am - 5 pm following the Augusta University holiday schedule.
A cyber center brings together education, training, applied research and collaboration to strengthen cybersecurity for the region and state. At the Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center (GCITC), that includes delivering hands-on cyber training, supporting workforce development, convening partners across government, industry and academia and enabling realistic training environments (including cyber range-style exercises).
GCITC also helps close gaps for under-resourced public organizations by supporting low-cost cybersecurity services for groups like rural hospitals, local governments and K–12 school districts: organizations that often face real cyber threats without the budget to maintain a full internal cybersecurity team.
GCITC is not a Fort Gordon (formerly Fort Eisenhower) organization, but it is located in Augusta’s cyber ecosystem that includes major Army cyber missions. The Georgia Cyber Center’s community explicitly includes partners and missions tied to Fort Gordon/Fort Eisenhower, including the Army Cyber Command and Cyber School of Excellence presence in the region and collaboration organizations like the Alliance for Fort Gordon that operate alongside the Cyber Center community.
There is no HR office at the GCITC and you cannot fill out a job application in person.
Please use our website:
- Select the "About" tab
- Select "Careers" from the drop-down menu
When you go to the Careers page on our website, you can find links to employment opportunities with the GCITC and some of our Resident Partners. Every one of the tiles links directly to the job postings pages for each partner.
For internship opportunities, contact the Cyber Career Success Coordinator for more information, or on our website:
- Select the "Services" tab
- Select "Cyber Augusta"
This link will take you to learn more about internship opportunities and cyber career success opportunities at the GCITC.
Augusta University students should also regularly check Handshake as the university requires that all student employment be applied for and posted through that system. Contact Augusta University Career Services for more information about Handshake.
We welcome the community to come to the Lobby and enjoy a cup of coffee from Buona Caffe from time to time 7am to 5pm, Monday – Friday.
Please visit our event request page and use our form to book your next cybersecurity training or IT research conference.
The Plug ‘n’ Play (auditorium) seats 390. The RAM room (conference room), seats 40 total, 20 at the table and 20 around the room. The Virtual World seats 152 with all three rooms open. Individually, the bit seats 32, the nybble seats 48 and the byte seats 72. Classroom #2401 seats 22 and #2402 seats 24.
The GCITC does not have any jurisdiction or authority to investigate cybercrimes. If you are having a cyber problem, please contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s Internet Crime Complaint Center. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is the central hub for reporting cyber-enabled crime.
The street in front of the Georgia Cyber Center, Grace Hopper Lane, honors a technology pioneer who earned the name "Amazing Grace." Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992) was a renowned computer scientist and a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy who is best known for her contributions to computer programming, software development, and the design and implementation of programming languages.
- We have educational tiers to deliver career-ready professionals, actively combating the cyber workforce gap.
- Including cybersecurity training, certificates, degrees and customer enterprise level training
- GCITC offers hands-on cybersecurity training for individuals and organizations, ranging from foundational skills to advanced, job-ready capability building. Our programs support career-changers who are starting a new path in IT/cyber, industry professionals who want to upskill or specialize and veterans or transitioning service members preparing for civilian employment. Training includes certification-aligned pathways and exam preparation, practical skills-based cyber training, workshops and exercises for teams and customized options for partner organizations. We are training partners with CompTIA, Cisco and EC-Council, and our list of certification partners continues to grow as we expand our offerings. Many courses are delivered in a blended format, combining on-demand learning with live instruction, so learners and organizations can match training to their schedules and mission needs.
- Degrees with the schools
- Including cybersecurity training, certificates, degrees and customer enterprise level training
- We house the Georgia Cyber Crime Lab for the GBI
GCITC is built around collaboration among academia, government and private industry, and includes state/federal/public-sector partners, higher education and private companies. Organizations can engage through training, internships, research collaboration, events and (for some) co-location/leasing within the Georgia Cyber Center environment.
Yes, depending on the pathway.
- The Georgia Cyber Center campus houses credit-bearing certificate/degree programs offered through Augusta University and Augusta Technical College.
- GCITC also delivers non-credit professional training and skills development (often aligned to workforce needs).
- Some educator/instructor programs support industry-aligned accreditation (for example, Cisco instructor accreditation pathways).
We love giving back to our schools and supporting students in our area! Here are a few ways we do so.
On and off campus student engagement opportunities such as customized trainings, events and speaker engagements, especially grades 6–12.
Cyber Georgia® STEMfest, which engages middle and high school students through on-campus activities focused on STEM and cyber career exposure.
In the broader Augusta University cyber ecosystem, the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences supports K–12 efforts such as CodeHoppers.
Regional youth programs like CyberPatriot camps are periodically hosted in the Georgia Cyber Center environment as well.
GCITC supports internship and career pipeline access by connecting students to opportunities across resident partners and the broader ecosystem. Cyber Augusta specifically focuses on helping students become “cyber-ready” and points students to internship portals used by Augusta University and Augusta Technical College.
Yes. GCITC training is designed for learners at all levels, and some programs are approved for Department of Defense Credential Assistance, which is particularly relevant for service members and veterans.
Educators are supported through K–12 teacher cybersecurity training and instructor professional development (including Cisco-aligned instructor pathways).