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About èßäÊÓƵ University, becoming Batten University July 1, 2026
èßäÊÓƵ University is Virginia's innovative university of the arts and sciences. Situated on a 300-acre park-like campus in Virginia Beach, the University annually enrolls approximately 5,000 learners, with 1,500 students in undergraduate and graduate programs and additional lifelong learners in credit and non-credit programs offered by èßäÊÓƵGlobal Campus. The University features a College of Arts and Sciences, a collaborative campus in Tokyo, Japan, and a prison education program. In 2026, the nationally acclaimed Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art will open on the Virginia Beach campus and the Sentara College of Health Sciences, founded in 1892, will be integrated into the University (pending accreditation approval). As a learning community located in the rich and unique ecosystems of Coastal Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay watershed, the University is committed to developing the next generation of environmental stewards.