University of Management and Technology (Virginia)

When the university was founded in 1998, Dr. Yanping Chen served as the founding president[4][5] while Chen's husband, Dr. J. Davidson Frame, served as the founding dean of the university.[6][7] Prior to establishing UMT, Frame spent 19 years on the faculty of George Washington University, where he served as Chair of the Management Science Department, Director of the Program on Science, Technology and Innovation, and established the Project Management Master's degree program at the Business School. Chen was a leading expert on science and technology policy, with special expertise on the early days of China's astronaut program.

At its inception, UMT offered two graduate degrees: an MBA and a Master of Science in Management (MSM) with a focus on project management.[8] In 2003, it was authorized to offer a full range of degree programs, including the associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees,[9] making it one of the earliest fully online degree programs in the United States.

UMT students reside in 50 states, the District of Columbia, 4 territories of the United States, and 78 countries. As of January 2019, UMT has provided various levels of education programs to 24,380 students. Of these, 13,320 have earned their degrees from UMT.[10]

UMT is authorized to operate by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV).[11] It is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC).[12]

UMT's project management degree programs have specialized accreditation by the Global Accreditation Center of the Project Management Institute.[13] UMT is also an institutional member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

UMT provides Distance and off-campus learning, the university faculty and staff have extensive management and education experience working with major universities, companies, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies. These entities include government branches, such as The White House, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of States, the National Health Institute, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Social Security Administration; large corporations, such as AT&T, Lucent Technologies, NCR, SITA (France), ABB (Switzerland and Sweden), IBM, Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, Verizon; and international organizations, such as the World Bank.

UMT has been ranked by Military Advanced Education & Transition Magazine as one of MAE&T Top Colleges and Universities since 2011–2018.[14]

Since its inception in 1998, UMT has not increased its tuition fees, which have been $370 per credit hour of instruction for more than twenty years. UMT offers financial aid and scholarships, including a Military Scholarship to all active duty US military personnel and veterans, a First Responder Scholarship,[15] and Project Management Institute Education Foundation Scholarships.[16] UMT participates in the Federal Student Aid loan program, enabling students to acquire Federal student loans and Pell Grants if needed.