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Virginia Tech campus in Potomac Yard set to open next week

Outside the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Potomac Yard, Jan. 6, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus in Potomac Yard is set to open later this month and welcome in the first cohort of students, the college announced on Friday.

The first day of classes is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 21.

According to the release:

Built at the nexus of academia, industry, and government, the first academic building of Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus will open to its first cohort of students who will be equipped to solve urgent challenges, alongside leading researchers, industry executives, and national policymakers.

The project broke ground in 2021. A three building campus is planned, with the first building coming online being an 11-story, 300,000 square-foot academic building.

An opening celebration and ribbon cutting event is scheduled for Feb. 28.

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