About Virginia Tech
POSTED: 12:21 pm EDT April 16,
2007
UPDATED: 12:30 pm EDT April 16,
2007
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Source: Virginia TechFounded in 1872 as a land-grant college named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, Virginia Tech is now a comprehensive, innovative research university with the largest full-time student population in Virginia. Through a combination of its three missions of learning, discovery, and engagement, Virginia Tech continually strives to accomplish the charge of its motto: Ut Prosim (That I May Serve).Virginia Tech At A Glance:
Located in Blacksburg, VirginiaEight colleges and graduate school60 bachelor's degree programs140 master's and doctoral degree programs25,000+ full-time students16:1 student-faculty ratioMain campus includes more than 100 buildings, 2,600 acres, and an airportComputing and communications complex for worldwide information accessRanked 56th in university research in the United StatesHas adjacent corporate research center
Located in Blacksburg, VirginiaEight colleges and graduate school60 bachelor's degree programs140 master's and doctoral degree programs25,000+ full-time students16:1 student-faculty ratioMain campus includes more than 100 buildings, 2,600 acres, and an airportComputing and communications complex for worldwide information accessRanked 56th in university research in the United StatesHas adjacent corporate research center
