Virginia Tech

VT-NETS

A partnership with:

Northern Virginia Community College

Virginia Western Community College

We would like to acknowledge the National Science Founda-tion's Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics grant (award 1644138) for making this program possible.

Virginia Tech Network for Engineering Transfer Students

Website: eng.vt.edu/academics/vtnets

E-mail: VTNETS@vt.edu

How to Apply

Application Components: Online Questionnaire (including

Personal Statement) Virginia Community College System

Placement Test for Math Free Application for Federal Student

Aid (FAFSA) High school and college transcript (if

applicable)

Resume

Selection Criteria: High School GPA Extracurricular Activities (membership

& leadership) Honors & Awards Personal Statement

Eligibility Requirements: Eligible to be/or enrolled at Northern Virginia or

Virginia Western Community College

Be eligible to enroll in MTH173/MTH263:

Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1 or higher

level course

Have financial need as determined by FAFSA

Be a citizen or national of the United States as

defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration

and Nationality Act, or an alien admitted as

refugees under section 207 of the Immigration

and Nationality Act, or an alien lawfully

admitted to the U.S.A. for permanent

residence

Priority Deadline: June 1, 2019

Year 3 Year 4

Welcome Reception

Faculty advising & cohort meetings

Attend job & internship fair

Join student organizations

Summer research or intern-ship

Continue advising & meet-ings

Career & professional de-velopment

Attend engineering job fair

Graduation

Program Highlights

Full timeline of events

For detailed information, visit our website!

Year 1 Year 2

Welcome reception

Faculty advising & cohort meetings

Professional development seminar

VT engineering open house

Summer study abroad

Continue advising & meet-ings

Visits to VT

Apply for transfer to the VT College of Engineering

Summer research or intern-ship

Community College

Virginia Tech

What is VT-NETS?

At Community College...

The Virginia Tech Network for Engineering

Transfer Students (VT-NETS) aims to increase

the success of students following the community

college-to-bachelor's degree pathway to study

engineering starting at Northern Virginia or Vir-

ginia Western Community College and ending

at Virginia Tech. From the first day until gradua-

tion, VT-NETS supports its students.

Pursue an engineering bachelor’s degree, while maintaining an overall 3.2 GPA Aerospace Engineering Biological Systems Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Construction Engineering and Management Electrical Engineering Engineering Science and Mechanics Industrial and Systems Engineering Materials Science Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mining and Minerals Engineering Ocean Engineering

Receive a need-based scholarship of up to

$10,000/year for two years maximum

Access to faculty advising & peer mentoring

Internship, career fair, and research opportu-nities

Various events (see Program Highlights)

Pursue an engineering associate’s degree while maintaining an overall 3.2 GPA

Receive a need-based scholarship of up to

$6000/year for two years maximum

Access to faculty mentoring & advising

Visit the Virginia Tech campus

Various events (see Program Highlights) Aid in navigating the transfer process

For full requirements, visit VT Transferring into the College of Engineering and review the Virginia Com-munity College's guaranteed transfer agreement.

At Virginia Tech...

Opportunities at VT!

Formula SAE

Join undergraduate design teams that put engineering

and teamwork skills to the test such as...

Design and build a formula style

car to participate in the annual

Formula SAE competition.

VT Hyperloop

Design a pod for high-speed

passenger transportation to compete

in SpaceX’s Hyperloop Pod Competi-

tion.

Participate in undergraduate research that can im-

prove the world and lead to graduate school such as ...

Work with communities to restore

water systems contaminated by

lead in North Carolina & Louisiana.

(Dr. Edwards, Civil & Environmental

Engineering)

Improve brain implants that treat

disabling neurological symptoms

causes by diseases like Parkin-

son’s. (Dr.Jia, Electrical & Computer

Engineering)

Hundreds of student organizations!

Find a job at VT’s largest career fair: Engineering Expo!