The Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill is the ideal site for developing your World Class Industrial Park. There's no need to stay awake at night concerned about access to a skilled workforce.
Scalable Workforce Pipeline for Precision Machining
> $68 M invested in this pipeline with 1500 active students
- From high school dual enrollment with community college to community college and on to a 3rd year advanced Capstone program leading to NIMS certification
- Welding, Metrology, Precision Machining, Industrial Mechatronics
- Gene Haas Center for Integrated Machining - first of three Gene Haas training centers in the nation
- Mitutoyo Industrial Mechatronics leading to ASQ Certified Quality Technician credentialing directly from the program – one of the only such college programs in the nation that suffices for the industrial experience because it is designed and operated like an industry
- Substantial Investment designed in optimization expansion with industrial incubation and automation
- Advanced Material Research and Characterization Labs at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research working in collaboration with Virginia Tech
Site is Located in Award Winning Pittsylvania County School Division
- Virginia Department of Education 2016 VIP Distinguished Achievement Award
- All schools fully accredited by the Va. Dept. of Education with 93.1% on-time graduation rate
- Graduate of Merit Program that recognizes volunteerism, extra-curricular activities and academic excellence
Pittsylvania County Career & Technical Education Center
- 99% pass rate on Standards of Learning (SOL’s) at Pittsylvania County Career & Technical School, 2019
- 2016 VDOE Creating Excellence in Education Award
- Precision Machine Technology Advanced Manufacturing Program selected by the VDOE Career & Technical Education for the Virginia Tiered System of Support Leadership Award
- VSBA Workforce Readiness Award – 1st place Precision Machining Technology Program, 2020
- Six (6) SkillsUSA State Placement Finalists, 2019; Fifteen (15) SkillsUSA State Placement Finalists, 2017
- Four (4) National Skills USA Placement Finalists, 2019; Six (6) National Skills USA Placement Finalists, 2017
Pittsylvania County Board of Education Distinguished Achievement Award Winners
- Five (5) 2018 Board of Education Distinguished Achievement Awards - Chatham Elementary, Dan River High, Stony Mill Elementary, Tunstall High, and Union Hall Elementary
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Three (3) 2019 Board of Education Distinguished Achievement Awards - John L. Hurt Elementary, Tunstall High, and Union Hall Elementary
- US Department of Education, National Blue Ribbon Schools
- Union Hall Elementary - 2017
- Tunstall High School – 2016
- Three (3) State FFA Champions, 2017
Complimentary Excellence in Area Public and Private Schools
- US Department of Education, National Blue Ribbon Schools
- Galileo Magnet School - 2014
- Forest Hills Elementary - 2013
- Galileo Magnet High School
- An International Baccalaureate school and 2014 US Department of Education Blue Ribbon High School
- George Washington High School
- 1st Robotics Team National Finalists, 2017 & Teams in County and City Schools
- Three (3) Nationally acclaimed private schools:
The SoVa Region is home to:
- Global Center for Automotive Performance Simulation (GCAPS)
- The National Tire Research Center
- Southern VA Vehicle Motion Lab
- Virginia International Raceway (VIR) and the South Boston and Martinsville Speedways
- Automotive and Motorsports programs at Danville Community College and Patrick Henry Community College
- Patrick Henry Community College's Racing College of Virginia
- Automotive Companies and Suppliers
- Morgan Olson
- TMI Autotech
- Amthor International
- Goodyear
- Overfinch
- Kyocera SGS Tech Hub
- GSO Aviation
