About This Department

Virginia Tech, founded in 1872 as a land-grant institution, is currently ranked as a Top 30 Public University by US News & World Report and a Top 30 Public Research University by the National Science Foundation. Through a combination of its three missions of learning, discovery, and engagement, Virginia Tech continually strives to accomplish the charge of its motto: Ut Prosim (That I May Serve). As the Commonwealth’s most comprehensive university and its leading research institution, Virginia Tech serves a diverse population of 30,000+ students and 8000+ faculty and staff from over 100 countries, and is engaged in research around the world. Invent the Future at Virginia Tech.

The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) has three campuses: Blacksburg, VA – Main campus at Virginia Tech; Leesburg, VA – Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center; College Park, MD – University of Maryland. The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center sits on 200 acres and includes 100,000 square feet of facilities with 51 stalls, including 5 intensive care stalls, 8 isolation stalls, a treadmill building, farm equipment and hay storage facilities. The hospital includes 2 surgical suites, 2 radiology suites, a clinical laboratory, necropsy facility, a treadmill, video laboratory, farrier facilities, and pharmacy. A 2500 sq. ft. research laboratory designed for molecular and cell based research with an associated 12-stall research barn is part of the campus.