Due to construction supply chain issues, the first academic building at Virginia Tech Innovation Campus is scheduled to open in 2025. In fall 2024, graduate students in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area will continue to take classes at the university's Northern Virginia Center in Falls. church.
The changes to the building schedule were shared during a town hall meeting for Northern Virginia faculty and staff held Thursday at the Northern Virginia Center.
Virginia Tech broke ground on the Innovation Campus in September 2021 and is scheduled to open in August of this year. Although the building's opening has been postponed to the spring 2025 semester, enrollment and programming in the area remain strong. Innovation Campus students have been taking classes in Falls Church since fall 2020.
In four years, Virginia Tech has grown the number of computer science and computer engineering master's students based in the D.C. region to 376 students. This cohort of graduate students from Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus is part of Virginia's Technology Talent Investment Program and will support federal efforts. To fill the gap in technical talent in the region.
“Our vision remains the same. We are building a community perfectly positioned to connect talented students to Northern Virginia's growing technology ecosystem,” said Lance, Vice President and Executive Director of Innovation Campus.・Mr. Collins says.
Two-thirds of Innovation Campus master's students are full-time graduate students, and the rest are part-time. Full-time engineering master's students can earn their degree in as little as one year. This program is also available to professionals who work part-time.
The priority application deadline for fall 2024 admission is March 1st.
Companies are also partnering with Innovation Campuses on student projects that will inform the opening of Innovation Campuses and plans for project-based learning.
At Thursday's town hall, university leaders acknowledged that the delays will impact faculty, staff, and students. They have committed to providing comprehensive support and providing regular updates to the campus community through upcoming town meetings and the Virginia Tech News website to manage these impacts.
The university's growing presence in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area is driven by the launch of the Innovation Campus, the growing influence of the National Security Institute in Arlington, the development of the Smart Construction Coalition in Falls Church, and Fralin biomedical research. I am supported. At Children's National Research & Innovation Campus.
Virginia Tech's 3.5-acre Innovation Campus in Alexandria is adjacent to the Potomac Yard Metrorail station. Last month, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced plans for a $2 billion public-private partnership to create an entertainment district next to campus that would include new arenas for both the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards.