About Virginia Institute of Science & Technology

The Virginia Institute of Science & Technology (DBA: VIST) is a private institution of higher education located in Vienna (Tysons Corner), Virginia. The Institute offers a Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance program and two graduate certificate programs. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) certifies Virginia Institute of Science & Technology to operate  in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia Institute of Science & Technology (VIST) is accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) as Accredited Institute in the United States. The ACCSC is listed by the US Department of Education as a national recognized accrediting agency.

The VIST campus is located at 2070 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna (Tysons Corner), Virginia 22182.  Tysons Corner is a suburb of Washington DC., the nation’s capital and the center of politics, arts, science, advanced technology, and Federal Government of the United States. Tysons Corner is within a 25-40 minute driving distance of most of The Greater Washington Metropolitan area (covers Southern Maryland, DC and Northern Virginia areas, it is also called DMV) and is equally accessible through the use of the DC Metro-System from all directions of DMV. It is about a 20 minute driving-distance to the White House, Capitol Building, the both Ronald Regan and Dulles International Airports. VIST is also easily accessible through the use of the DC Metro System from all directions of the DMV area. VIST’s main campus is only one block from both Greensboro Station and Spring Hill Station on the Silver line.

VIST have a well-built experienced professional management team, well-known Expert Advisory Committee, qualified academic faculty, and professional recruitment teams/ partner organizations in the United States and internationally. Most importantly, VIST has the necessary financial funding. All these factors will guarantee VIST’s success in future.

VIST is a creative and dynamic higher educational institute that offers equal opportunity for higher education with technology in an innovative of learning to all of our students from Virginia and anywhere else in the world.  VIST’s vision and goal is to establish a well-known medium sized comprehensive private institute in the mid-Atlantic region within 15+ years with the domestic and international recognition. Its goal will be achieved in three stages by accomplishing its short term, middle term, and long term plans.

Virginia Institute of Science & Technology (VIST) provides high quality post-secondary degree and non-degree education opportunity, bring in large investments, create new full-time jobs,  strengthen Virginia’s economy, promote education and culture exchanges between Virginia and other countries worldwide, etc. Therefore, this project will benefit VIST founders, investors, local community, Northern Virginia region, new immigrant students, even the United States, as well as international students and families who are willing to study in the US.