Virginia Tech

Hokies' home school

Virginia Tech is a public research university in Blacksburg, Virginia, formally known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Strong in engineering and agriculture, it's one of six senior military colleges in the United States.

The school gained tragic prominence in 2007 when a mass shooting killed 32 people—the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history at that time.

athletics

Hokies

Virginia Tech athletes

Enter Sandman · tailgate · maroon · orange · cheerleaders · mascot · rivalry · sportsmanship · wrestling · lacrosse

campus

Blacksburg

Virginia college town

identity

Hokies

Virginia Tech athletes

traditions · fight song · spirit · pride · military heritage

tragedy

2007

Calendar year designation

remembrance · survivors · mourning · grief · candlelight vigil · 32 · healing · resilience · community · prevention

research

laboratories

Facilities for scientific investigation

innovation · experimentation · collaboration · journals · breakthroughs · patents · data analysis · faculty · DARPA · NSF

academics

curriculum

Educational program's content plan

graduate · diploma · degree · major · minor · tuition · scholarships · advising · syllabus · exams

engineering

mechanical

Operated by machinery

biomedical · chemical · computer · industrial · materials · environmental · robotics · nanotechnology · thermodynamics · fluid mechanics

Categories
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public vs. private institutional control

Virginia TechHarvard University

Elite Cambridge-based academic institution

Yale University · Princeton University · MIT · Stanford University · Duke University

technical/engineering focus vs. liberal arts focus

Virginia Techliberal arts college

School prioritizing broad education

Swarthmore · Oberlin · conservatory · divinity school

large research university vs. small teaching college

Virginia Techsmall college

Compact higher education institution

liberal arts college · community college

Family

technique, institute, technology, technician, Virginia, technologies, technological, polytechnic, West Virginia

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Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G