The Science and Technology Campus was established in Manassas, Virginia, in 1997. The campus is often referred to as the SciTech Campus and provides convenient university access for residents of Prince William, Fauquier, western Fairfax counties, the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park, and adjoining areas to the west and south. Today, the 134-acre campus serves more than 4,000 students in five innovative facilities specially designed for classrooms, laboratories, libraries, recreation, the arts, and other uses.
The campus is located approximately 30 miles west of the nation’s capital in the Innovation Technology Park for business research and development. Along with its neighbors, the campus is a major contributor to a competitive environment for pioneering academic, research, and business activities.
With administrative, teaching, and research spaces, the Science and Technology Campus is home to such facilities as the 300-seat Verizon Auditorium and other spaces available for event rentals, the Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center, The EDGE, the Hylton Performing Arts Center, a Biomedical Research Laboratory, and Beacon Hall (graduate student housing). The following Centers conduct research at the campus: