The College of Engineering is committed to preparing its graduates for the 21st century. International collaboration and competition requires early experience in working and living with other cultures. The College maintains relationships with many international engineering schools of excellent reputation. Graduate study at a foreign university is also becoming more common. The Office of Enrichment and International Programs helps place and monitor students in exchange programs.
Scholarships are available to defray travel costs.
Students with grade averages above 3.0 are eligible for most programs. Graduate programs in Civil, Industrial and Systems, and Electrical and Computer Engineering are offered at the Fall's Church Northern Virginia Center. Approximately 120 working professionals graduate each year with M.S. degrees from the NVC, studying under both VT faculty located in northern Virginia and from Blacksburg faculty through technology classrooms. The Assistant Dean for Enrichment and International Programs serves on the Guidance Team which provides vision and management for the coalition. This coalition is funded by NSF and is dedicated to engineering education reform through collaborative research efforts among the eight member schools.