The University of Management and Technology (UMT), located in Arlington, Virginia, United States, is an accredited institution of higher education offering undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs and professional development programs. Founded in 1998, UMT is authorized to operate by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). Institutional accreditation is provided by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). DETC is an authorized national acceditating agency of the U.S. Department of Education and recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). UMT is an institutional member of CHEA. UMT is approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of U.S. Department of Homeland Security to accept F-1 visa international students. UMT is also approved by U.S. Department of States to accept J-1 visa international exchange students. UMT is a member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) and a Strategic Partner of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). UMT has been active in Project Management Institute (PMI) since its inception.