Institution name

Virginia Commonwealth University

Total number of students

32436

Contact address for international enquiries

RICHMOND 23284

Telephone

+1 804 828 6016

Venue / office name

School of Engineering, Department of Computer Science

Address

Contact address for international enquiries

401 West Main Street Room E4225
PO Box 843019
RICHMOND
Virginia
23284

Venue description

Computer Science Department supports five state-of-the-art teaching laboratories; this is in addition to several general purpose computing laboratories that are supported by the School of Engineering. The purpose of the lab is to introduce network-centric fault-tolerant real-time system design, implementation and testing. Students will have software-hardware co-deign experience to cope with real problems.

Telephone number

+1 800 828 1120

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

VCU is known nationwide for its exceptional and varied educational opportunities and takes great pride in its vibrant cultural diversity. The on-campus housing options are equally diverse and are designed to meet the needs of any student who chooses to experience residential living, having all facilities, traditional residential rooms, and suite- and apartment-style buildings. Each is staffed with a coordinator of residence education, with at least one resident director, and with many in-house resident and community assistants. Some of the special features of the residence halls are air-conditioned, carpeted and fully furnished, including kitchen with full-size appliances. Living room is furnished with love seat, lounge chair, coffee table and end tables. Bedrooms are furnished with one double bed, desk, dresser, chair and closet. Ceiling fans in living room, dining room and bedrooms. Residents furnish kitchen, utensils, dishes, pots, pans, lamps, bed and bath linens, and bathroom and cleaning supplies. There is one bathroom in two person apartments and two bathrooms in four-person apartments. Each bedroom is wired for Internet, telephone and cable TV; living room wired for cable TV, parking space is provided in adjacent deck and the fee is included in housing cost. Community assistants live throughout the residence center, 24-hour security (access via VCUCard ID; student security guards), Common room with games area; TV lounge, Study/meeting room, Computer lab, Common areas are maintained by full-time housekeeping staff.