Northern Virginia Community College

Northern Virginia Community College
Northern Virginia Community College
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School Description

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Begun in 1964, Northern Virginia Community College offers a quality and convenient educational experience at an affordable price. NOVA is the largest educational institution in Virginia and the second-largest community college in the United States, comprising of more than 60,000 students and 2,300 faculty and staff members. NOVA is also one of the most internationally diverse colleges in the United States, with a student body consisting of individuals from more than 180 countries.

Located near Washington, D.C., the College includes campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun, Manassas, Springfield and Woodbridge; along with educational centers in Reston and Arlington. NOVA is accredited by the South Association of Colleges and Schools and offers more than 160 certificate programs and degrees at the associate's level, along with distance learning programs through its Extended Learning Institute and continuing education courses through Workforce Development.

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Northern Virginia Community College

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Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), comprising several locations in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., is the second largest multi-campus community college in the United States and the largest educational institution in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The college is colloquially referred to as "NOVA."

Since its establishment at the Annandale Campus in 1965, NOVA has added additional locations: Alexandria Campus; Manassas Campus; Woodbridge Campus; Loudoun Campus in (Sterling); a Medical Education Campus (in Springfield); an extension of the Alexandria Campus in Arlington, called the Arlington Center; and an extension of the Loudoun Campus in Reston, called the Reston Center. In 2003-2004, the college enrolled 63,000 students in credit courses and some 250,000 more in non-credit offerings. The student body is economically and ethnically diverse, and a very large number of enrollees are international students or immigrants.

The school offers a wide variety of courses, and encourages students to enroll in four-year colleges after completing their NOVA education. To do so, it fosters a system of preferred transfers into public colleges and universities located in the Commonwealth, primarily George Mason University in Fairfax, the only public four-year school in Northern Virginia, but also other public four-year schools in Virginia such as UVA in Charlottesville, Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Old Dominion University in Norfolk, and Longwood University in Farmville. Private Washington-area schools recruit at NOVA also, including Georgetown, Trinity Washington University, and GW, as well as out-of-area and out-of state schools such as Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, West Virginia University, and even the University of Missouri at Kansas City.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Mid-Atlantic
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad)
Nickname:
Nova

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
55%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 5,284
Students Receiving Aid:
33%
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 55%
Part-Time 45%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 57%
African-American 15%
Asian 13%
Hispanic 11%
Other 4%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 95%
Out-of-State 5%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Virginia 95%
Texas 0%
District of Columbia 0%
Marshall Islands 0%
Maryland 0%
Percent of Students International: 2%
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 1,728 $ 5,284  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 1,632 $ 5,136  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 96 $ 148  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,056 28%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 735 15%  
Student Loans:
$ 1,255 5%  
Any Aid:
  33%  

Degree Programs at Northern Virginia Community College

Associate's Level Majors

Certificate Programs at Northern Virginia Community College

Career Education Majors

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