The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech, is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. It was founded as the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1872.
Former names: Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872–1896) · Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896–1944) · Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944–1970)
Motto: Ut Prosim (Latin)
Motto in English: "That I May Serve"
Type: Public land-grant research senior military university
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