In 2000-2001, the department will celebrate its 30th anniversary as a unit within the College of Arts and Sciences at Virginia Tech. Most of these students are professionals seeking to advance careers through master's, doctoral, or certificate programs.
Classes meet at times that accommodate students' workday schedules.
Faculty are engaged in diverse research activities , individually, in groups, and associated with various department and university research centers. Collaboration among faculty from the Blacksburg and NVC campuses, as well as across departments, is highly encouraged. To support its teaching and research agendas, the department maintains a variety of computing facilities. NVC facilities include over 50 networked workstations for student and faculty use. The department maintains a web server, courses.cs.vt.edu , for its extensive collection of online course materials.