Hub network

Where we train.
Where you build.

Ironside opens with three regional hubs in 2027 — co-located at community colleges in the metros where AI-infrastructure demand is greatest. Expansion to Columbus, Atlanta, and Detroit is planned for 2028.

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DFW-01OPENS Q1 2027

Dallas–Fort Worth, TX.

Dallas College · Cedar Valley campus

Largest concentration of under-construction hyperscale capacity in the country. Active builds across Irving, Richardson, and Fort Worth.

Trade families at launch
  • Electrical C&I
  • Critical power
  • Fiber
  • HVAC mission critical
  • Controls
NVA-01OPENS Q1 2027

Northern Virginia.

NOVA Community College · Woodbridge

Data Center Alley. Loudoun and Prince William counties account for a double-digit percentage of global colocation capacity.

Trade families at launch
  • Electrical C&I
  • Critical power
  • Fiber
  • Commissioning
  • DC ops
PHX-01OPENS Q1 2027

Phoenix, AZ.

Maricopa Community Colleges · Gateway

Converging AI and fab demand — TSMC, Intel, and hyperscale builds within a single labor market.

Trade families at launch
  • Electrical C&I
  • Critical power
  • Cleanroom / fab
  • HVAC mission critical
  • Controls
COL-022028 — planned

Columbus, OH.

Columbus State Community College (MOU pending)

Intel Ohio One and growing Midwest hyperscale footprint.

Trade families at launch
  • Electrical C&I
  • Cleanroom / fab
  • Fiber
ATL-022028 — planned

Atlanta, GA.

Georgia Piedmont Technical College (MOU pending)

Fastest-growing Southeast data-center metro; strong HBCU feeder network.

Trade families at launch
  • Electrical C&I
  • Fiber
  • HVAC mission critical
DET-022028 — planned

Detroit, MI.

TBD — in conversation with state CC system

Industrial workforce base; UAW/IBEW strength; emerging data-center investment.

Trade families at launch
  • Electrical C&I
  • Controls
  • Substation

// 2028 host institutions shown are in active conversation; naming follows signed MOU.

The network goes where the buildout goes.

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