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Northern Virginia Community College

4001 Wakefield Chapel Rd, Annandale, VA 22003

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Northern Virginia Community College School Description

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.

NOVA's mission is to respond to the educational needs of its dynamic and diverse community through an array of comprehensive programs and services that facilitate learning and workforce development in an environment of open access and through lifelong educational opportunities.

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, often abbreviated NVCC and colloquially as NOVA, comprises several locations in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., and is both the second largest multi-campus community college in the United States and the largest educational institution in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Since its establishment in Alexandria in 1965, NOVA has added additional locations: Annandale 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 the University of Virginia 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 George Washington University, 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:
$ 6,351
Students Receiving Aid:
22%
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Northern Virginia Community College Degree Programs

Associate Degree Programs

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Certificate Programs

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Northern Virginia Community College Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 55%
Part-Time 45%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 55%
African-American 15%
Asian 14%
Hispanic 12%
Other 4%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 86%
Out-of-State 14%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Virginia 86%
California 0%
Florida 0%
Maryland 0%
District of Columbia 0%
Percent of Students International: 3%

Northern Virginia Community College Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 2,084 $ 6,351  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 2,460 $ 6,168  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 130 $ 176  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 3,097 15%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 778 13%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 452 4%  
Student Loans:
 $ 2,380 4%  
Any Aid:
   22%  

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Question: How can I tell if one community college is better than another or if a particular community college is good?

I want to attend a community college. I have the choice narrowed to two schools--Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming and Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia. Aside from trying to glean clues from their catalogs, can anyone give me some suggestions to figure out which is the better school? I mean, is their some objective source--some accrediting agency or something of the sort--that could help me tell the good schools from the bad ones or which schools do a good job of preparing students to transfer into 4 year schools and succeed once they've transferred?
12 months ago
phose
phose

Best Answer

Go visit and talk to people in programs that you are interested in. Many times you can contact the school in advance and they'll be help you get in touch with the people you would want to talk to.
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Question: Can you take the math & english placement tests for Northern Virginia Community College online?

Placement tests are only given during the hours that I am unavailable. I'm either at work, already in class or don't have a babysitter for my one year old while her older brother is in school on my only weekday off. Children aren't allowed in the testing center so I can't take her with me. Which is fine since I'm sure she would be distracting me the whole time. If it was possible for me to take it online in the evening it would be better for me since my husband is there to handle the kids. I did not find any notice about this on the NOVA website either. Does anyone know if there is an online way to take the test for the school? How do I go about signing up if there is? Thanks for the help.
16 months ago
Pat
Pat

Best Answer

It looks like there is no option for online testing. However, my best advice is to call the school and find out what other options you have - there are off-site locations for testing, and one of them might have a time that works for you. By calling them, you can explain your circumstances, and then they can hopefully help you find a solution that works! Good luck!
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Question: community college help?

collage -adamson it dont tell me help do community college accept Modified Standard Diploma? or special ed diploma. what do i need to do? help? do let me transfer to other colleges after i finish 2 years community college? i want to attend Northern Virginia Community college her is the link http://www.nvcc.edu/
22 months ago
Proud2ndCousin
Proud...

Best Answer

Although, they have an open door policy, they require that you have high school diploma or GED. You should call there tomorrow and ask (to see if the do or don't accept modified standard diploma). If they do accept it, they might make you take a few placement tests, however if they don't, you should try to get a GED.

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