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Daily Admissions Campus Visits
Thank you for your interest in visiting Virginia Tech! Click on the date below that works best for your schedule to see available sessions. Visit Format: Our visit includes a 30-minute information session and a 60-minute campus walking tour. Schedule: Registration for daily visits is available through May. We offer weekday visits when classes are in session, as well as some Saturdays.
In the unlikely event that an in-person program is cancelled or postponed due to unforeseen circumstances, the university cannot be held responsible for any other expenses, including cancellation or change charges assessed by airlines, hotels, travel agencies, or other organizations.
For weather or disaster-related program cancellation or postponement information, please watch the admissions home page or our social media channels.
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Student Visits
Orientation
Visit the Virginia Tech Blacksburg campus in-person before the start of your academic journey!
Admitted Student Visits is an optional program for newly admitted students and their families to visit campus prior to their start at VT. In this one day program, students and families will learn about Virginia Tech resources, campus navigation, and much more.
Note: Registration for the Admitted Student Visit must be completed at least 24-hours in advance. To register, students must use their Virginia Tech PID and password.
Plan a Visit
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Come spend some time at Virginia Tech
What’s on your “must see” list for a campus visit? Our beautiful green spaces and Hokie Stone buildings? Where you’ll be taking classes? Where you’ll relax with friends in between classes? Where you’ll live?
We suggest signing up for a CNRE interest session (or watching below) in addition to the regular Office of Admissions campus tour and info session. But regardless of whether you are just starting your college search — or are already admitted — there are plenty of options for visiting Virginia Tech and experiencing life as a Hokie.
Questions? Connect with CNRE’s director of recruitment , John Gray Williams, at [email protected] or 540-231-4909.
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Visiting during your high school spring break
If you’re planning to visit during your high school spring break, you’re not alone! Many future Hokies come to campus in April, so we have some special events planned during the weeks of April 3-7 and April 10-14, 2022.
Please note that CNRE will offer two info sessions per day during this period; if one session is full, please consider attending our other session that day. Info sessions will take place from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. during these two weeks. Most importantly, make sure you sign up in advance to reserve your seat for a CNRE info session .
Also, don’t forget to sign up for an Admissions info session and campus tour as well!
CNRE Interest Sessions
Offered Monday-Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon. You’ll learn about majors, see our classroom and lab spaces, and meet a current student.
VT Campus Tours and Info Sessions
Offered weekday mornings and/or afternoons and some Saturdays. Tours are led by Hokie Ambassadors; the walking portion takes about an hour. You can also take a virtual tour any time.
Events for prospective and admitted students
Consider attending one of the special open house programs noted below and check the Recruitment Programs and Events page for more opportunities such as the Black and Hispanic College Institutes.
Fall Virtual Open House: October 10-11, 2020
Learn more about first-year and transfer admission, scholarships and financial aid, housing, and dining. You can also talk live with faculty and students from the College of Natural Resources and Environment.
Spring Open House: March 20 or 21, 2021
Learn more about what it’s like to be a Virginia Tech student at this open house program. You’ll attend admissions and college info sessions, learn about life on campus, and have the chance to ask questions.
Virtual Hokie Focus: April 2020
Hokie Focus is an exclusive online event for students offered admission. The session for CNRE session begins at 11 a.m., and you can learn more about the academic experience in the college, including information about our departments and majors, and ask questions. Click here to see the agenda.
Fall Open House
- Sept. 23-24, 2023
- Nov. 11-12, 2023
Learn more about what it’s like to be a Virginia Tech student and attend sessions on admissions and financial aid, college academic opportunities, and student services.
Spring Open House
- March 16-17, 2024
Hokie Focus 2023
- April 6-7, 2024
Hokie Focus is an exclusive event for students offered admission. Visit on either day and you will take a campus tour and learn about academics, residence life, financial aid and scholarship opportunities, and more.
Take time for an off-campus adventure, too
If you’re coming to Southwest Virginia, carve out some time in your schedule to experience life beyond campus. Downtown Blacksburg is a great place for coffee, lunch, or shopping. The Blue Ridge Mountains are known for great hiking and scenic views, so bring your hiking boots or bicycle, or plan for a leisurely drive. Check out the sites below for more options:
- Downtown Blacksburg
- Visit Southwest Virginia
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge
Travel tips for a great visit
- Make sure you register in advance. Most information sessions and campus tours fill up quickly!
- Check out the Holiday and Winter Closing Schedule to make sure the university is open. You may also want to consult the academic calendar .
- Be prepared with a campus map .
- The address for Cheatham Hall (College of Natural Resources and Environment) is 310 W. Campus Drive, Blacksburg, VA. Directions are also available for Admissions visit options.
- Need accommodations ? The Inn at Virginia Tech is located on campus, but there are plenty of other options in Blacksburg and the New River Valley.
- Experience Hokie student life when you visit by attending a Hokie athletic event, a performance at the Moss Arts Center , or more.
Engineering Open House for Undergraduates
Engineering Open House April 15, 2024 | 8:30am-3:30pm Squires Student Center
Check out all of the recorded presentations from 2021 on our youtube playlist .
Are you a high school student interested in applying to Virginia Tech's College of Engineering or an undergraduate college student interested in transferring into Virginia Tech and the College of Engineering? If so, join us for a day full of activities that highlight all that Virginia Tech and the College of Engineering have to offer.
2024 Day at a Glance 2024 Engineering Open House Program
Parking is on the Chicken Hill Lot , across the street from Lane Stadium. This is free parking and there will be a charter bus available to shuttle you to the Squires Student Center. This shuttle will be operating all day. If you'd prefer to park elsewhere, you'll need to follow the visitors parking rules on the parking services website. Please be sure to park in the top half of the Chicken Hill Lot (up the hill).
Check-In Registration will be available at the Squires Student Center Williamsburg Room starting at 7:45am. For those that did not pre-register, we will also have a table for you to add a lab tour to your day.
Please email [email protected] with any additional questions!
Other Important Information
- Already accepted? If you are an already accepted high school senior, you should schedule a campus visit through the Hokie Focus website .
- More information about visiting Virginia Tech
- Not able to attend? If you would like to schedule a visit to Virginia Tech and the College of Engineering on a different day, please visit the Information Sessions page or email [email protected]
For more information, please call the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity office at 540-231-7411 or email [email protected]
Campus Locations
With 250,000 living alumni and students who have come to Tech from every state and more than 100 countries, Virginia Tech is rooted in many places.
Virginia Tech’s main campus in Blacksburg has 2,600 acres, 213 buildings, an airport, Lane Stadium, Cassell Coliseum, the Moss Arts Center , and an adjacent research park .
As the university meets the global demands of the future, the Blacksburg campus is constantly adapting to fulfill learning and research needs.
On one corner of the campus, a collection of buildings near the downtown area form the Creativity and Innovation District, which will unleash creativity, spark vision and innovation, and instill an entrepreneurial mindset to empower tomorrow’s leaders.
On another part of campus, the Global Business and Analytics Complex will cement the university as a world leader in developing methods for analysis and interpretation, using data to address problems faced by industry and society. The complex will bring together students and faculty who share a passion for an analytic approach to problems in collaborative work environments for transdisciplinary research and hands-on learning.
Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus may seem large at first. But ask any Hokie, and they’ll gladly share a memory from the Drillfield, the Duck Pond, Lane Stadium, or one of the other iconic landmarks — covered in Hokie Stone — that form this campus and serve as a home where you’re always welcome.
See a list of all buildings on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus.
The New River and Roanoke valleys are linked more tightly than ever thanks to collaborations among Virginia Tech, Carilion Clinic , and other partners. Roanoke is the home to the university’s ninth college, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and the adjoining Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Both are part of the VTC Health Sciences and Technology Campus in the Roanoke Innovation Corridor. The city is also home to Virginia Tech Roanoke Center , the Virginia Tech Center for Organizational and Technological Advancement , and the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center , which is owned by the Virginia Tech Foundation .
Northern Virginia
With facilities, faculty, graduate degrees, and research in the region since 1969, Virginia Tech has a long history in the Washington, D.C., area.
The university offers 45 graduate degree and certificate programs and has facilities in seven Northern Virginia locations. These include the Northern Virginia Center in Falls Church, the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, the Virginia Tech Research Center – Arlington and Advanced Research Institute in Arlington, Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center in Alexandria, the Language and Culture Institute in Fairfax, the Occoquan Watershed Monitoring Laboratory in Manassas, and the Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Middleburg.
In June 2019, Virginia Tech officials announced plans to build the university's Innovation Campus , National Gateway, in Alexandria.
The campus’s strategic location, on 15 acres just south of the Four Mile Run stream that separates Alexandria and Arlington, positions Virginia Tech and its future partners near the nation’s capital, diverse industries, and leading tech companies, including Amazon and its HQ2 project.
Across the commonwealth
Virginia Tech also has facilities in and offers courses to residents of Abingdon, Richmond, Virginia Beach, and Newport News, where construction is underway on Tech Center Research Park , a fusion of the best of today’s research parks and innovation districts.
Around the world
The Steger Center for International Scholarship in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland, has been the university’s main international center since the early 1990s. Today, it continues to provide students a residential community base from which to learn about and experience the many cultures, economic systems, social milieus, and nationalities of Europe.
Steger Center in Switzerland
Far beyond Switzerland, Virginia Tech faculty members, researchers, and students can be found all around the world.
The university’s Global Education Office facilitates study abroad for students, and Virginia Tech has joined a national effort, Generation Study Abroad, to increase the percentage of students who travel to other countries to learn.
The Center for International Research, Education, and Development (CIRED) also supports Virginia Tech’s global mission by developing donor-funded international projects that draw on the university’s knowledge and raise standards of living in developing countries. CIRED provides opportunities for faculty and students to become engaged in research, teaching, and the development of solutions beyond the boundaries of the university, Virginia, and the nation.
Agricultural Research and Extension Centers
Agricultural Research and Extension Centers represent Virginia’s diversity and take advantage of the unique characteristics and challenges found in each location. These centers serve not only as key field research sites, but also as field laboratories for undergraduate and graduate students and field day program sites for producers, school groups, and other citizens.
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- Eastern Shore
- Eastern Virginia
- Hampton Roads
- Reynolds Homestead
- Shenandoah Valley
- Southern Piedmont
- Southwest Virginia
- Virginia Seafood
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