Construction of Virginia Tech’s Potomac Yards Campus in Northern Virginia is nearing completion, and it is expected to begin full-scale operation, including accepting new students, as early as next year.
According to local media outlet ‘alxnow,’ the first building of Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus located in Potomac Yards is almost complete, and classes will begin for students starting in January next year.
The building, dubbed ‘Innovation Campus Academic Building One,’ is an 11-story, 300,000-square-foot building on a 3.5-acre campus site, with two additional 150,000-square-foot campus buildings to be built in the future. The building will house classes, research, laboratories, offices, and support spaces for graduate programs in computer science and computer engineering.
“The Potomac Yards campus will be a steppingstone for growth in the Washington area tech ecosystem,” school officials said. “It’s very important because it’s close to relevant companies and the federal government, and it’s a great opportunity for the school to grow.” Meanwhile, the school is located near the Potomac Yards-VT Metrorail station, Reagan National Airport, and Amazon’s North American headquarters.