page_title: Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs
section_title: Center for Public Administration and Policy
hierarchical_section_title: Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs / Programs / Center for Public Administration and Policy
caption_attribution_description: English: The Architecture Annex, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
context_page_description: The School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech offers graduate and undergraduate education in the fields of public administration, public policy, international affairs, urban affairs, and urban & regional planning. It has three campuses throughout Virginia: Arlington; Blacksburg and Richmond.
context_section_description: The Center for Public Administration and Policy (CPAP) has three locations in Arlington, Blacksburg and Richmond, Virginia.  CPAP integrates the challenges of governing with the scholarship of public administration and public policy. CPAP offers doctoral and master's degree programs as well as graduate certificates. The majority of CPAP students take classes on a part-time basis, while working full-time in a wide variety of federal, regional, and local government positions, as well as positions in consulting and the non-profit sector. CPAP offers the Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Ph.D. degrees. Certificates are available in three fields: Homeland Security; Local Government Management; Public and Nonprofit Financial Management.
caption: Architecture Annex is home to SPIA on the Blacksburg Campus
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