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The University of Management and Technology (UMT) is an accredited university located in Arlington VA. Since 1998, UMT has built a strong global higher learning community through its online and distance education. Geographical boundaries do not limit UMT and its students, who reside in 50 states, the District of Columbia, 4 US territories of the United States, and 78 countries. As of Oct 2022, UMT has provided various levels of education and training programs to 26,300 students. Of these, 15,540 have earned their degrees from UMT at the associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels.

UMT is chartered by the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV) and accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). UMT is an institutional member of the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). UMT's degree programs in project management are also accredited by the Global Accreditation Center (GAC) of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and it is an Authorized Training Partner of PMI (PMI ATP). With its global outreach, UMT is committed to bringing the best knowledge, practice and professional skills to students everywhere.

UMT is authorized by the U.S. Department of Education to provide Federal Student Aid (FSA) to eligible students enrolled in eligible programs at UMT. UMT is authorized by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to accept F-1 visa students. UMT is authorized by the U.S. Department of State to sponsor J-1 visa international exchange students.

This institution is approved to offer GI Bill^® educational benefits by the Virginia State Approving Agency GI Bill^® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibil.

UMT offers undergraduate-level and graduate-level education to those who desire to obtain up-to-date knowledge, skills, and insights in management and technology needed to operate effectively in modern, fast-paced, and complex enterprises. UMT is committed to excellence in management and technology education. Its courses focus on contemporary management and technology issues. Faculty members are carefully screened to assure that UMT instructors possess a balance of scholarly and practical insights on current management practice and technology applications. The members of the UMT community believe firmly that universities must stay on the cutting edge of technological change. UMT is committed to employing modern teaching delivery technology to offer its students the best management and technology education available.

UMT 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's faculty and staff possess extensive international experience having worked in more than twenty countries and recognize that management today requires a global outlook.

Through online education, students throughout the United States and in eighty-seven countries are enrolled at UMT. With its global outreach, UMT is committed to bringing the best knowledge, practice and professional skills to students everywhere.

UMT is located in Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia, just minutes from downtown Washington, DC. Rosslyn is a busy commercial and federal government agency district. Rosslyn is easily accessible throughout the greater Washington metropolitan area by Metro and is convenient to air transportation via Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.