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Virginia Tech in the greater Washington, D.C. metro area is a magnet for leading tech talent, research, and education. The drive to serve extends to workforce development and innovative public-private partnerships linking academia, industry, and government.

The DC-area Mechanical Engineering program offers students the quality of a Virginia Tech graduate degree in a setting closer to their busy lives. Full-time and part-time students seek certificate, master's, and doctoral degrees in two distinct majors: mechanical engineering and nuclear engineering. Our classroom locations are easily accessible by metro. Classes are held at the Northern Virginia Center in Falls Church with some courses available online.