Virginia Business Magazine: Engineering and IT School Directory

Old Dominion University Frank Batten College of Engineering
and Technology
Location: Norfolk
Other Campus Locations: ODU’s Higher Education Centers on the Peninsula, and in Virginia Beach and Northern Virginia; TELETECHNET Distance Learning receive sites.
Phone: (757) 683-3789

Technical degree programs offered:
Aerospace Engineering – ME/MS, Ph.D.; Civil/Environmental Engineering – BS, ME/MS, Ph.D.; Electrical/Computer Engineering – BS, ME/MS, Ph.D.; Engineering Management – MS/MEM, Ph.D.; Engineering Technology – BS; Mechanical Engineering – BS, ME/MS, Ph.D.; Modeling and Simulation ME/MS, Ph.D.; Systems Engineering, ME.

Old Dominion University’s Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology promotes the advancement of engineering knowledge by providing a supportive learning environment to students, faculty, industry, government and military agencies. Students are encouraged to learn with hands-on applications by working at the College’s many research centers such as the Langley Full-Scale Wind Tunnel, or the Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics.

Students receive traditional laboratory and classroom instruction and partake in industry projects for organizations, such as, NASA Langley and Northrop Grumman Newport News. The College’s Career Advantage Program provides students with career-related information and practical experience through cooperative education and internship programs. The College is also home to the largest distance-learning graduate engineering program in the nation.

The Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology is based on the main campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, in close proximity to the popular Virginia Beach oceanfront and historic Colonial Williamsburg.

Radford University
Location: Radford
Phone: (540) 831-5958

University of Mary Washington
Location: Fredericksburg
Phone: (540) 654-2000

University of Virginia
Location: Charlottesville
Phone: (434) 982-3200

University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Location: Wise
Phone: (800) 468-3412

Virginia Commonwealth University
Location: Richmond
Phone: (804) 827-7028

Virginia Military Institute
Location: Lexington
Telephone: (800) 767-4207

Virginia State University
Location: Petersburg
Phone: (800) 871-7611

Virginia Tech
Location: Blacksburg
Phone: (540) 231-6000

Private Colleges and Universities
(With a Virginia campus)

Averett University
Location: Danville
Phone: (800) 283-7388

Bluefield College
Location: Bluefield
Phone: (800) 872-0175

Bridgewater College
Location: Bridgewater
Phone: (540) 828-8000

Cambridge College
Location: Chesapeake
Phone: (757) 424-0333

DeVry University
Location: Arlington
Phone: (703) 414-4000

ECPI College of Technology
Locations: Virginia Beach, Newport News
Other campus locations: Dulles, Manassas, Charlotte, N.C., Greensboro, N.C., Greenville, S.C.
Phone: (800) 986-1200

ECPI Technical College
Locations: Glen Allen, Richmond, Roanoke, Raleigh, N.C.
Phone: (804) 359-3535

Eastern Mennonite University
Location: Harrisonburg
Phone: (540) 432-4000

Emory and Henry College
Location: Emory
Phone: (800) 848-5493

Ferrum College
Location: Ferrum
Phone: (800) 868-9797

The George Washington University
Virginia Campus
Location: Ashburn
Phone: (703) 726-8300

Hampton University
Location: Hampton
Phone: (757) 727-5000

Hollins University
Location: Roanoke
Phone: (540) 362-6000

Liberty University
Location: Lynchburg
Phone: (800) 543-5317

Lynchburg College
Location: Lynchburg
Phone: (434) 544-8100

Marymount University
Location: Arlington
Phone: (703) 284-5902
or (800) 548-7638

Randolph-Macon College
Location: Ashland
Phone: (800) 888-1762

Roanoke College
Location: Salem
Phone: (540) 375-2270

Saint Paul’s College
Location: Lawrenceville
Phone: (434) 848-3111

Shenandoah University
Location: Winchester
Phone: (800) 432-2266

Stratford University
Location: Woodbridge
Phone: (800) 444-0804

Strayer University
Locations: Alexandria, Arlington, Ashburn, Chesapeake, Fredericksburg, Glen Allen, Midlothian, Manassas, Newport News, Woodbridge
Phone: (866) 324-5917

Sweet Briar College
Location: Sweet Briar
Phone: (800) 381-6142

University of Richmond
Location: Richmond
Phone: (804) 289-8640

Virginia Union University
Location: Richmond
Phone: (804) 257-5600

Washington and Lee University
Location: Lexington
Phone: (540) 463-8710

Community and Junior colleges
Blue Ridge Community College
Location: Weyers Cave
Phone: (540) 234-9261

Central Virginia Community College
Location: Lynchburg
Phone: (434) 832-7600

Dabney S. Lancaster Community College
Location: Clifton Forge
Phone: (540) 863-2800

Danville Community College
Location: Danville
Phone: (434) 797-2222

Eastern Shore Community College
Location: Melfa
Phone: (757) 787-5900

Germanna Community College
Location: Locust Grove
Phone: (540) 727-3030

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Location: Richmond
Phone: (804) 371-3000

John Tyler Community College
Location: Chester
Phone: (804) 796-4000

Lord Fairfax Community College
Location: Middletown
Phone: (540) 868-7000

Mountain Empire Community College
Location: Big Stone Gap
Phone: (276) 523-2400

New River Community College
Location: Dublin
Phone: (540) 674-3603

Northern Virginia Community College
Location: Annandale
Phone: (703) 323-3000

Patrick Henry Community College
Location: Martinsville
Phone: (276) 638-8777

Paul D. Camp Community College
Location: Franklin
Phone: (757) 569-6722

Piedmont Virginia Community College
Location: Charlottesville
Phone: (434) 961-5404

Rappahannock Community College
Location: Warsaw
Phone: (804) 333-6700

Southside Virginia Community College
Location: Alberta
Phone: (434) 949-1000

Southwest Virginia Community College
Location: Richlands
Phone: (276) 964-2555

Thomas Nelson Community College
Location: Hampton
Phone: (757) 825-2700

Thomas Nelson Workforce Development offers comprehensive employee training for the continuous expansion of the quality and quantity of a work-ready workforce on the Virginia Peninsula. This training is provided on-site at the company’s location or in one of our state-of-the-art classrooms. Meeting today’s manufacturing demands, Thomas Nelson Workforce Development delivers focused and customized training in computer-based learning techniques, blue print reading, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance, metrology, precision measurement, CNC machining, HVAC, as well as related systems knowledge to tie these diverse, complex and demanding processes into a meaningful learning experience. Our commitment is to provide specialized training when needed and where needed by experts in their field.

Tidewater Community College
Location: Norfolk, VA
Phone: 757-822-1076 or (800) 371-0898

Technical degree programs offered: AS in engineering. AS in science: computer science. AAS in civil engineering technology; career studies in inspections, lab technology, and civil engineering technician. AAS in electronics technology with specializations in electronics & computer engineering technology, or electronic metrology. Certificate programs in electronics engineering technology. Career studies certificate in electronic metrology-practicing calibrator. AAS in industrial with specialization in industrial/manufacturing engineering technology. AAS in information systems technology; career studies certificates in database specialist, network administration, network engineer-netware 6, network engineer-Windows 2003, network engineer-wireless systems, network infrastructure specialist, network security, programmer trainee, and Web development specialist; certificate in information systems technology.

Tidewater Community College offers more than 150 academic programs, including engineering and information systems technology. These high-quality programs are designed to prepare students for immediate employment, to help them upgrade skills they already use, or to train them for career changes. Job markets in these fields are growing, and there is a consistently high demand for skilled employees. TCC is the second largest of 23 community colleges in Virginia, enrolling more than 37,000 students annually. The college serves the South Hampton Roads region with campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach, a regional Visual Arts Center in Olde Towne Portsmouth, the TCC Roper Performing Arts Center in downtown Norfolk and a regional Advanced Technology Center in Virginia Beach.

Virginia Highlands Community College
Location: Abingdon
Phone: (276) 739-2490

Virginia Western Community College
Location: Roanoke
Phone: (540) 857-7231

Wytheville Community College
Location: Wytheville
Phone: (276) 223-4700

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