The "Agricultural and Mechanical College" portion of the name was popularly omitted almost immediately; in 1944, the name was officially changed to Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI).
由于当时人们已经省略校名中的“农工学院（Agricultural and Mechanical College）”部分；1944年，学校的名称正式缩减为“弗吉尼亚理工学院（Virginia Polytechnic Institute, VPI）”。