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Technology Education in Virginia

Christopher Newport University
Location: Newport News
Phone: (757) 594-7000
Technical degree programs offered: Applied Physics-BA; Applied Physics and Computer Science, Computer Science-MS; Applied Physics and Computer Science, Computer Systems Engineering and Instrumentation-MS; Applied Physics and Computer Science, Applied Physics-MS; Computer Engineering-BS; Computer Foundations, Computer Science-BS; Computer Foundations, Applied Physics-BS; Information Science, Information Systems, BS; Information Science, Networking and Communications-BS; Information Science, Business Administration Minor-BS

College of William and Mary
Location: Williamsburg
Phone: (757) 221-4000
Technical degree programs offered: Applied Science-BA/BS, MA/MS, PHD; Computer Science-BA/BS, MS, PHD

George Mason University
Location: Fairfax
Other campus locations:
Phone: (703) 993-1000
Technical degree programs offered: Command Control Comm and Intell Systems-CERT; Computer Engineering-BS, MS; Computer Science-BS, MS, PHD; Electrical Engineering-BS, MS; Electrical and Computer Engineering-PHD; Information Systems-MS; Information Technology-BS, PHD; Operations Research-MS; Signal Processing-CERT; VLSI Design/Manufacturing-CERT; Systems Engineering-BS, MS

James Madison University
Colleges of Integrated Science and Technology; Business; Arts and Letters; Science and Mathematics; Education
Location: Harrisonburg
Phone: (540) 568-6211
Technical degree programs offered: Undergraduate - Computer Science, Integrated Science and Technology, Geographic Science, Computer Information Systems (Business), Marketing, Media Arts and Design, Technical and Scientific Communication, Educational Technology. Graduate - CS/Information Security (distance learning), MBA/Information Security, CS, ISAT, TSC

In the past five years, the number of graduates in information technology related programs at JMU has increased by 450% and majors in technology programs now number over 4,000. Graduates have strong technical, teaming, communication and leadership preparation.

Longwood University
Location: Farmville
Phone: (434) 395-2000
Technical degree programs offered: Computer Science-BA/BS; Computer Information Management Systems-BS

Mary Washington College
Location: Fredericksburg
Phone: (540) 654-2000
Technical degree programs offered: Computer Science-BS; Computer Technology-BPS; E-Commerce-BPS; Information Security-MBA, CERT (online only)

Norfolk State University
Location: Norfolk
Phone: (757) 823-8396
Technical degree programs offered: Computer Science-BS; Computer Technology-BS; Design Technology-BS; Electronics Engineering-BS; Electronic Technology-BS

Old Dominion University
Location: Norfolk
Other campus locations: Hampton Roads, Northern Virginia and Teletechnet
Phone: (800) 348-7926
Technical degree programs offered: Civil Engineering-BSCE; Computer Engineering-BSCE, MS; Computer Science-BSCS, MS, PHD; Electrical Engineering-BSEE; Engineering-ME/MS, PHD; Engineering and Technology-BSET; Engineering Management-MEM/MS; Environmental Engineering-BSEE; Mechanical Engineering-BSME

The Old Dominion University College of Engineering and Technology is a continually improving, learner-oriented institution that is celebrated for successful graduates who know what results to achieve and why, how and when to produce them in a global and multicultural environment.

The curriculum of the college blends traditional laboratory and classroom instruction with real industry projects for concerns like NASA, Northrop Grumman Newport News and the U.S. Joint Forces Command.

The college is based in Kaufman Hall on the main campus of Old Dominion University.

The Old Dominion University College of Sciences' degree programs are designed to prepare students for careers in the sciences or to lay broad foundations for specialized training in these fields of knowledge.
The college is comprised of the departments of Biological Sciences; Chemistry and Biochemistry; Mathematics and Statistics; Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences; Physics (all of which cooperate with the Darden College of Education to provide the necessary courses for certification to teach in the Commonwealth); Computer Sciences; and Psychology.

The college is based on the main campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., minutes from the popular Virginia Beach oceanfront and historic Colonial Williamsburg.

Radford University
Location: Radford
Other campus locations: Roanoke
Phone: (540) 831-5958
Technical degree programs offered: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Technology - Concentrations in Computer Science, Database, Networks and Software Engineering; Bachelor of Science in Information Science and Systems - Concentrations in Information Systems and Business System Development.

RU's College of Information Science and Technology focuses on the acquisition of skills to form the foundation upon which successful IT careers are built with an innovative curriculum that combines internships, course projects and other opportunities to learn outside the traditional classroom.

University of Virginia
Location: Charlottesville
Other campus locations: Wise, Falls Church
Phone: (434) 982-3200
Technical degree programs offered: Aerospace Engineering-BS; Applied Mechanics-MAM/MS; Biomedical Engineering, ME/MS, PHD; Chemical Engineering-BS, ME/MS, PHD; Civil Engineering-BS, ME/MS, PHD; Computer Engineering-BS; Electrical Engineering-BS, ME/MS, PHD; Engineering Physics-MEP/MS, PHD; Engineering Science-BS; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering-ME/MS, PHD; Computer and Information Sciences-BS; Computer Science-BS, MCS/MS, PHD; Materials Science-MMSE/MS, PHD; Mechanical Engineering-BS; Systems Engineering-BS, ME/MS, PHD

The Executive Master's Degree in Systems and Information Engineering is designed for business executives and technical professionals alike. A hands-on, practical program of study providing the analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills needed to maximize existing resources and expand breakthrough opportunities for future growth.

Classes are conveniently held in Northern Virginia, enabling professionals to earn their degree while continuing to work full-time. Applications are currently being accepted for Fall 2002.
Visit our Web site: http://www.sys.virginia.edu/weekend/.

University of Virginia's College at Wise
Location: Wise
Phone: (800) 468-3412
Technical degree programs offered: Computer and Information Sciences-BS

Virginia Commonwealth University
Location: Richmond
Phone: (804) 828-1595
Technical degree programs offered: Biomedical Engineering-BS, MS, PHD; Chemical Engineering-BS; Computer Science-CERT, BS, MS; Electrical Engineering-BS; Engineering-MS, PHD; Information Systems-CERT, BS; Mechanical Engineering-BS

Virginia Military Institute
Location: Lexington
Phone: (800) 767-4207
Technical degree programs offered: Civil Engineering-BS; Computer Science-BS; Electrical Engineering-BS; Mechanical Engineering-BS

Virginia State University
Location: Petersburg
Phone: (800) 871-7611
Technical degree programs offered: Computer Engineering-BS; Computer Science-BS; Engineering Technology-BS; Manufacturing Engineering-BS

Virginia Tech/Northern Virginia Center
Location: Falls Church
Phone: (703) 538-8300
Technical degree programs offered: Aerospace Engineering-BS, MS/ME, PHD; Biological Systems Engineering-BS, MS/MD, PHD; Chemical Engineering-BS, ME/MS, PHD; Civil Engineering-ME/MS, PHD; Civil and Environmental Engineering-BS; Computer Engineering-BS, MS, PHD; Computer Science-BS, MS, PHD; Electrical Engineering-BS, MS, PHD; Engineering Mechanics-PHD; Engineering Science and Mechanics-BS; Environmental Engineering-MS; Environmental Sciences and Engineering-MS, PHD; Industrial and Systems Engineering-BS, ME/MEA, PHD; Macromolecular Science and Engineering-MS, PHD; Materials Science and Engineering-BS, ME/MS, PHD; Mechanical Engineering-BS, ME/MS, PHD; Mining and Minerals Engineering-BS, MS, PHD; Ocean Engineering-BS, ME/MS; Systems Engineering-ME/MS

Virginia Tech - What you need and when you need it. Virginia Tech offers master's degrees and just-in-time technology courses in the classroom and on-line. More than 45 graduate degree programs are available at the Northern Virginia Center in Falls Church, with a wide range of professional technology training courses offered through Continuing Education.

More than 20 different master's, certificate, and licensure programs, and more than 200 credit and non-credit courses are available through distance and distributed learning and on-line at Virginia Tech. Take advantage of top quality programs delivered how and when you need them!

Degree Programs
Computer Science .......………………703/538-8370
E-Business Technology
concentration, MBA .............................703/538-8411
Engineering…………………………..703/538-8431
Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering
Information Systems……............……703/538-8370
Information Technology On-Line......…703/538-8384
Marketing in Entrepreneurial
& High-Technology, MBA……………703/538-8411

Continuing Education
Technology Short Courses…….......…703/538-8335
Programming Languages, Web Development, Security and Protocols, Operating Systems, Databases, Technology Management, Internet Software Development, Technology Certification Courses (Java Programming, SCNP, Oracle DBA, MCSE)

Distance Learning….......……………540/231-9584