The Consortium acts as an umbrella organization, coordinating and developing aerospace-related and high technology educational and research efforts throughout Virginia and nationally.
Educational programs involve both precollege and higher education levels.
In its ten-year history, the Consortium has successfully implemented more than 100 precollege programs conservatively reaching more than 2 million students and 64,000 teachers through a wide range of educationaloutreach programming, including distance learning programs, professional development programs for teachers, and programs and activities for students. The VSGC has undertaken projects with funding from NASA, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Air Force and the U.S. Department of Energy.