James Madison UniversityGeorge Mason University

Virginia Tech

Virginia’s Tech Talent
Investment Program

William & Mary

University of Virginia

Virginia’s Tech Talent Investment Program
America’s Largest
Investment in Tech Education

Through its historic, innovative Tech Talent Investment Program, theCommonwealth of Virginia, donors, and corporate partners are investing more than
$2 billion to expand Virginia’s tech talent pipeline, doubling the number of graduates
each year in computer science and closely related fields.
Additionally, Virginia higher education institutions already produce roughly 12,000
tech-related degrees and certificates annually in areas ranging from computerscience to modeling and simulation.

Virginia’s Tech Talent
Investment Program

Tech Internshipprogram forHigher Education
Students
Master’s-Level
CS Educationin Northern
Virginia
Statewide
Bachelor’s-Level
CS Education

Statewide
community college
Tech-Talent
Education
Strengthening
the K-12 TechTalent Pipeline
Statewide1

32,000additional graduates inexcess of current levels
in Computer Scienceand related fields overthe next 20 years due to
Virginia’s new education
investments in tech talentLargest U.S. Investment in CS Education
Virginia’s Tech Talent Investment Program will more than double the numberof BS and MS graduates in Computer Science and related fields each year.

Annual TTIP CS/CE Grads
Anticipated by Institution
We were particularly impressed by the dedication
to higher education and the K-12 talent pipeline[in Virginia]. The investments the local community
and the state are going to make are really going
to augment the great talent pipeline, which is a
primary reason why we chose the Commonwealthfor this new headquarters.
HOLLY SULLIVANHead of Worldwide Economic Development, Amazon

Degree Fields ofStudy Eligible for
Program Funds:

To add 32,000 BS and MS graduates in Computer Science andrelated fields over 20 years, Virginia is investing:■■

1. Computer Science
2. Computer Engineering■■

3. Computer Software
Engineering

3~$675M in undergrad education, including 250-300 new facultylines, startup packages, capital projects (new buildings andlabs), and operational support~$375M in graduate education, including 50-75 new facultylines, startup packages, capital projects (a new tech campus
plus new buildings), and operational support$25M in tech internships/apprenticeships in higher education$25M in K-12 computer science education (e.g., professional
development, online curricula)Philanthropic gifts and corporate partnerships will add more than$900 million to these state investments.

Amazon HQ2 Rendering, Arlington County4

Thanks to the support from the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Tech
Talent Investment Program, Virginia Tech is creating a bold, newvision for graduate education in computer science and computerengineering that will unlock the power of diverse people and ideas
to solve the world’s most pressing problems through technology.
Located adjacent to the nation’s capital in Alexandria, Virginia
Tech’s new $1 billion, 1 million-square-foot graduate Innovation
Campus will unite industry, government, and academia in dynamic
project-based learning and research to shape the way knowledge
and emerging technologies influence society, driving a new era forthe greater Washington, D.C.-Metro area’s innovation economy.
Some highlights include:
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Designed for partnerships. Project-based learning will blurthe lines between research and education and invite industry
partners to be integral to the programs and experiences taking
place at the Innovation Campus and create industry-readygraduates ready to make a difference in the tech sector.
Purpose-driven research. Once fully built out, the Innovation
Campus will support about half a dozen broad research areas ofexcellence. Potential focus areas include cybersecurity, artificial
intelligence, next-generation wireless, and quantum information
science and technology.
Built for scale. Construction of the first building, an 11-story,
300,000 square-foot architectural and environmental
sustainability award-winning design structure, is on track tostart in summer 2021 and open to students in 2024. Virginia
Tech also plans to build two additional buildings, each about
150,000 square feet, as the campus grows. At its full build-out,the Innovation Campus will host approximately 750 master’sand 200 doctoral students and graduate 550 master’s and 50
doctoral candidates annually.
New pathways for students. A new Virginia Tech partnershipprogram allows undergraduate students at James Madison
University, Christopher Newport University, the University of Mary
Washington, Radford University, and Hollins University to apply
early and earn graduate credits in master’s degree programs
based at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus. Virginia Techis partnering with Alexandria City Public Schools to enhancescience, technology, engineering, and math opportunities forstudents and create potential pathways to higher education.
Pictured: Virginia Tech Innovation Campus Rendering, Alexandria

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Through the generous support of Virginia’s
Tech Talent Investment Program, over the next
several years George Mason’s Arlington Campus
will undergo a $250 million transformation thatwill serve as a critical catalyst in the further
activation of the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, adynamic and growing innovation district with athriving high-tech ecosystem. What will be calledMason’s Institute for Digital InnovAtion (IDIA) will
engage researchers, innovators, and scholars
in cutting-edge work to shape the future of ourdigital society, promoting equality, wellbeing,security, and prosperity. Over 300 George Mason
students, faculty members, and research staff
will explore topics along several themes:
Technologies: Inventing new algorithms, digitaltechniques, and technologies;
Systems: Developing and deploying computing
systems to advance fields as diverse as
finance, education, built infrastructure, science,economics, agriculture, health, transportation,entertainment, national security, and social
justice; andDigital Society: Engaging in critical reflection thatexamines the implications of digital innovation
to ensure that innovators are sensitive todesigning and innovating responsibly, and thatkey stakeholders – including users, innovators,
policy-makers, and the public at large – areinformed about technology’s social, ethical,political, and economic impacts.
The Mason IDIA will not only support theuniversity’s tech-based research and related
educational programs, but will provide
collaboration and convening spaces to support
public programming for the Arlington community.
The building will include approximately 500,000
square feet of new space adjacent to theuniversity’s existing presence in Virginia Square.
Pictured: George Mason University Institute for Digital InnovAtion (Interior), Arlington
Concept rendering by Mason Innovation Partners / EYP78

A Large and Diverse Tech Ecosystem
Illustrative Examples of Tech Headquarters and Centers in Virginia
Technology businesses relocating or expanding into Virginia join world-class tech leaders like Amazon, Microsoft,Google, and Facebook, as well as companies in emerging sectors such as artificial intelligence/machine learning(AI/ML), FinTech, Manufacturing Tech, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). According to CyberSeek, Virginia is also
home to the second largest cybersecurity sector in the country.
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HighestConcentrationof Tech Industry
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