Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as
Virginia Tech, is a public
land grant polytechnic university in
Blacksburg,
Virginia,
United States[About the University | Virginia Tech] Virginia Tech is well known for its programs in engineering, architecture, science, business and agriculture.
Founded in 1872 as an agricultural and mechanical college, Virginia Tech continues to be one of the few
public universities in the United States which maintains a
corps of cadets.
