About Hampton Roads

SECEP is located in the area of southeast Virginia known as Hampton Roads. The region consists of cities that provide rural beauty as well as urban sophistication and varied recreational opportunities

Virginia Beach, the largest resort city in the country, offers 52 miles of beaches as well as fine dining, shopping and the Marine Science Museum.

Norfolk is a major center of commerce, home to the largest Naval Base in the world and one of the busiest ports in the country. Norfolk hosts many cultural activities for Hampton Roads, including The Virginia Symphony, The Virginia Opera, The Virginia Stage Company and The Chrysler Museum. Norfolk also hosts two professional sports teams, the Norfolk Tides (a Triple-A farm team for the New York Mets), and the Hampton Roads Admirals, a championship American Hockey League team. A new feature to the Norfolk landscape is the MacArthur Center Mall, a premier mall in the heart of downtown.

Hampton Roads has several public and private colleges and universities making continuing education convenient and affordable.

Hampton Roads Facts:
Population: 1,200,000
Per Capita Income: $21,507.00
Persons Per Square Mile: 600
27th largest metropolitan marketplace in the United States