Comprehensive Programs, Designed to Prepare
Educational Leaders for the Challenges of Tomorrow

Graduate professional education is concerned with enhancing a broad spectrum of talents in students. Some of these talents are addressed by structured, in-class activities determined primarily by faculty, while others are addressed by out-of-class activities that often are student-directed. Both types of learning opportunities are incorporated into each student's Plan of Study.

The Higher Education program at Virginia Tech is built upon collegial relationships between faculty and students throughout the period of graduate study. Faculty serve as teachers, advisors, colleagues, and mentors to students. For full consideration all application materials must be received by January 15 of each year. The program does not participate in rolling admissions.

Highlights of the program:

• Professional and scholarly development in higher education policy and leadership
• High professor and student interaction
• Opportunities for student scholarship and research
• Funding availability for both Masters and Doctoral students
• Part-time enrollment for working professionals
• Of the 2010-2011 Master's cohort, 100% graduated on time and 100% were offered jobs in the field before July 25, 2011.
• Our currents students are 67% women and 32% persons of color.

The Higher Education program affirms the Virginia Tech Principles of Community and strives to incorporate these principals into our programming. Furthermore, we are committed to increasing diversity on campus through recruitment and retention of qualified faculty, staff and students and support policies, programs and practices needed to maintain this effort. For more information, please visit http://www.diversity.vt.edu/.

NOTE: A list of representative graduate assistantship can be found on the FAQ page under Admissions