University of Silicon Valley is proud to announce a major step forward in its next chapter: beginning April 1, 2026, USV will open a new, larger, and significantly upgraded campus in the heart of Silicon Valley at 90 E. Tasman Drive, North San Jose, CA.

This new location reflects USV’s continued commitment to creating a learning environment built around real-world practice, creative production, and meaningful industry connection. Situated in a highly visible and transit-accessible area, the new campus places students even closer to the ecosystem they are preparing to enter.

Built for Making, Not Performing

USV’s direction is guided by a simple belief: students should spend more time building real things with real people, and less time performing for abstractions.

That philosophy is embedded in the design and purpose of the new campus. With an expanded footprint, the facility is designed to support hands-on, studio-driven learning, with more room for collaboration, production, and project-based work that leads to real outcomes.

Students will learn in spaces built for modern creative and technical practice, including:

• modern classrooms and computer labs

• animation and game development labs

• an upgraded Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 immersive audio production studio

• dedicated student learning spaces such as the Learning Resource Center (Library)

• student lounge and collaboration areas

Launching the Cogswell Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

With the opening of the new campus, USV will also launch the Cogswell Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, led by Robert Vera, MBA.

The Center reflects USV’s growing emphasis on experiential learning and applied innovation. Designed as a working environment where founders, industry partners, faculty, and students operate side by side, it will offer a model that is more dynamic than a traditional academic center. It is intended to be a place where building, testing, iterating, and launching are central to the student experience.

The Center also honors Henry Cogswell’s original vision of education grounded in making, experimentation, and consequence. Through studios, collaboration spaces, and close proximity to Silicon Valley’s innovation network, the new campus is built to help turn student work into real-world impact.

A Campus That Connects Students to Real Work

USV has long been at its best when education is tied directly to production and practice. The new campus strengthens that model by providing the infrastructure and environment needed for client-facing, portfolio-building work that reflects professional standards and expectations.

This is the kind of setting where students do more than prepare for industry—they participate in it.

Partner With Us

Companies and organizations interested in partnering with the Cogswell Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship and working directly with USV students are encouraged to connect with the university.

Interested in partnering?
Reach out to Career Services at careerservices@usv.edu or call (408) 498-5100.