This effort is in response to one of the State Council of Higher Education's objectives to expand technical education opportunities for Virginians. Receive sites provide administrative support, library facilities, computer access, and special classrooms. Through the Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program, a working engineer can earn a master's degree in 3 to 5 years. Application is made to the school from which you wish to obtain your degree. Students can combine courses from all of the originating universities and the local supporting institutions to create individually appropriate programs of study.
All courses are regular university offerings.
The degree, a Master of Engineering, is the same that would be earned by an on-campus student. Students in the off-campus programs are invited to attend graduation ceremonies when they have completed the program. Check to see if there is a Receive Site near you. We hope that this program will continue to expand with more and more industries establishing on-site classrooms for participation in courses offered by Old Dominion University, George Mason University, the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. This could also lead to an increased activity in specialized continuing education programming designed specifically to industrial needs but outside that of the degree programs.