This case study explains how Columbus State University (CSU), a public university in Georgia with over 7,000 students, launched the TSYS Center for Cybersecurity as part of a $2.5M project supported by a $5M TSYS gift and integrated the Cyberbit cyber range to address Georgia’s growing cybersecurity skills shortage, where job openings (25,082) trail the employed workforce (35,986). The Cyberbit range delivers live-fire, hyper-realistic SOC simulations with enterprise networks and commercial tools, covering attacks like ransomware, supply chain compromises, and web defacement, and is used for CSU students, industry professionals, and corporate SOC workshops. CSU built three programs around it (Nexus, Nexus-R Defender, Nexus-R Invader), resulting in strong employer outcomes, including recrui

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