Universities are expanding immersive AI and virtual reality programs to build job-ready skills and streamline administrative work. The University of North Carolina Greensboro’s Joseph M. Bryan School has deployed an AI-and-VR learning environment funded by a $1 million grant to simulate professional scenarios and accelerate applied-learning outcomes. Southern New Hampshire, San Jose State and other presidents are similarly pushing AI to automate transcript evaluations, enrollment workflows and student success analytics. Campus leaders say immersive learning combines simulation, real-time feedback and AI-driven assessment to shorten skill-development cycles and improve employer alignment. Institutions are positioning these investments as workforce pipelines rather than pure instructional experiments; administrators expect gains in placement metrics and adult-student retention. A technical note for readers: “immersive learning” refers to VR/AR environments augmented by generative AI agents that create scenario-based exercises and provide automated coaching and formative assessment. For chief academic officers and IT leaders, the near-term priorities are network capacity, endpoint security, and faculty training to integrate simulated practice into credit-bearing curriculum.