This summer, Blue Ridge Community College is offering three in-person cybersecurity courses at no cost, delivered by national-level instructors from the Texas A&M National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center.
These sessions are designed to build practical, real-world cyber readiness across students, professionals, and public-sector leaders.
Developing Cybersecurity Resilience for Everyone (AWR-136)
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Location: Technology Education Building, 49 E. Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC
Who Should Attend:
- IT students
- SMB IT professionals
- Community members interested in cybersecurity
What You’ll Gain:
- Foundational cybersecurity awareness
- Practical ways to reduce personal and organizational risk
- A clear understanding of today’s threat landscape
Register: https://lnkd.in/ebS946vV
Understanding Targeted Cyber Attacks (AWR-376)
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Location: Technology Education Building, 49 E. Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC
Who Should Attend:
- IT students and professionals
- Risk management professionals
- State and local government leaders with IT oversight
What You’ll Gain:
- Insight into how targeted attacks are planned and executed
- Real-world attack scenarios and case studies
- Stronger defensive thinking across organizations
Register: https://lnkd.in/ea-_gWrw
Preparing for Cyber Attacks and Incidents (MGT-384)
Date: July 14–15, 2026
Location: Technology Education Building, 49 E. Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC
Who Should Attend:
- IT and security professionals
- Risk, continuity, and disaster recovery leaders
- Emergency management personnel
- Healthcare and financial sector professionals
What You’ll Gain:
- Incident response planning and coordination
- Cross-functional preparedness strategies
- Practical frameworks for organizational resilience
Register: https://lnkd.in/e7gUM3mp
Why This Matters
Cybersecurity is no longer a technical issue alone. It is an operational risk, a business risk, and a community risk.
These sessions give participants a chance to build real capability, not just awareness with guidance from nationally recognized trainers, right here in Western North Carolina.
Spots are limited. Share this with your students, teams, and partners who would benefit from hands-on cybersecurity training this summer.