The U.S Department of Labor awards a $850,000 grant to Danville Community College and the Danville-Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce to create the DCC Cybersecurity Short-term Training Initiative. The College will develop a virtual program, certified by the Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency which will give 60 students the opportunity to complete a certificate program in Cybersecurity Studies. Graduates of the 16-week program would be eligible for employment with the more than 400 cybersecurity positions available within two hours of Danville.