NOVA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Continuing Education offerings are supported entirely through the fees paid by participants.

NOVA Mission

The mission of Northern Virginia Community College is to respond to the educational needs of its dynamic and diverse constituencies. This is done 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.

What is a CEU?

CEU stands for Continuing Education Unit. CEUs are earned for participation in non-credit continuing education experiences. At the Annandale Campus, non-credit courses are offered by the Continuing Education Office. (Please do not confuse "non-credit" with "audit" of courses in NOVA's regular academic credit program.)

The Continuing Education Unit was designed as a uniform unit of measurement to facilitate the accumulation and exchange of standardized information about individual participation in non-credit continuing education. Students establish a permanent record of non-credit experiences that may be used to enhance their opportunities for personal and professional development.

One Continuing Education Unit is defined as:

• Ten Contact Hours of Participation...
• In an Organized Continuing Education Experience...
• Under Responsible Sponsorship...
• Capable Direction...
• And Qualified Instruction

Ask Us to Train Your Employees

Ask the Annandale Campus of Northern Virginia Community College to train your employees. The campus has the resources to offer programs in computer applications, management, supervision, and employee development. Our experienced instructors will train your employees at your site or on campus. The cost for courses and programs varies depending on course content, length of training and materials used.
For further information – contact Ellen Gray at 703.323.3102.

ACT Testing Center located at NOVA Center for Employee Development (CED)

An official ACT Testing Center is located in the NOVA Center for Employee Development at 7630 Little River Turnpike, Suite 500, Annandale, VA. It serves both the college and local community by offering a convenient location for the following ACT computer-based certification exams:

ABO; ABPD; ASE; ASWB; BOC; Boston University (Online college testing); CAPT; CSA; CDR; CIV; COMIRA; EVSQUARE; FSOT; LSENP; NASC; NITC; NMTCB; NMTCB Specialty tests; PAHCOM; and TESC.

Please call 703.323.3102 for more information.

Career Switcher Program

Earn Virginia’s Career Readiness Certificate:

• Promote your career advancement
• Prove your skills to employers in reading, locating information and applied math
• Understand employers’ requirements for job performance
• Rank above other job applicants who have not demonstrated needed skills
• Learn how you can assess your skills and receive the necessary training to be competitive in today’s job market

Contact Ellen Gray - egray@nvcc.edu  703.323.4294

For more information on WorkKeys®, including ACT’s Job Profiling, consult the NOVA website: www.nvcc.edu/annandale/continuing/wdc/WorkKeys/index.htm.

Six Ways to Get Your Company to Send You to a Course

• Ask! A verbal request is often all it takes. A written memo is even better.
• Show the catalog. Get them to read it. Attach it to your memo.
• Stress the benefits. Seminars can help you stay fired up and ready for new challenges.
• Emphasize the convenience. Why go out of town when quality training is available right here?
• Compare the price! Your supervisor will be pleased to know that he/she is paying less and getting a lot.
• Tax Benefit. Virginia employers receive a state tax credit of 30% for training costs for full-time employees.

Off-site Location for NOVA - Annandale Classes

Many of NOVA's classes are held at our off-site location, 7630 Little River Turnpike, in Annandale, on the 5th and 6th floors. This facility is located one and a half miles from the NOVA Annandale Campus. IT training classes are held in our state-of-the-art computer labs located on the 6th floor. Many classes in business, ESL and foreign languages, health care and other topics are held in our 5th floor classrooms. Should your organization need to rent a computer lab or classroom, please call 703.323.3102.

Campus Parking Information

All students parking on the Annandale Campus are required to pay for parking. You may park on the lower levels of the garage for $1/hr. (cash only), or you may purchase a semester parking permit ($75) online at https://parking.nvcc.edu. This permit allows you to park in the Student Parking Lots (B). Call 703.323.4267 for more information.

Would You Like to Develop and/or Teach a Continuing Education Class?

Call the Continuing Education Office at 703.323.3168 and ask to speak to the Program Developer.

Would You Like to Suggest an Idea for a Course?

Do you want to learn about something that is not listed in our present class offerings? Call us at 703.323.3168.  If your idea fits our adult education philosophy, we will try to find a qualified instructor and arrange for the course to be offered.

Campus Bookstore Info

All textbooks listed under course descriptions are available in the Annandale Campus Bookstore, located on the lower level of the CG Building.
Hours:  Monday & Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., Wednesday & Thursday: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: lower level CG Building.
Telephone: 703.323.3185.
Purchase your textbooks online using:  whywaitforbooks.com.

Lifetime Learning Tax Credit

Taxpayers may be eligible to claim a non-refundable Lifetime Learning Tax Credit to help them pay for post-secondary education for themselves and/or their dependent children. These tax credits can reduce the amount of federal income tax on returns filed in 1999 or later. This credit applies to tuition and fees for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education course work taken part time to improve or upgrade job skills. For more information, call 1.800.829.1040 or visit the IRS website at: http://www.irs.gov. Information is also available on NOVA’s website at http://www.nvcc.edu.   (IRS Publication 970)  Note: Failure to provide your social security number could result in NOVA’s inability to report your Federal tax information for tax credit purposes.

Can't Find the Course You Want?

Then you may want to contact the Continuing Education Programs on the other five campuses of Northern Virginia Community College.

Alexandria Campus: 703.845.6280
Loudoun Campus: 703.450.2551
Manassas Campus: 703.257.6630
Woodbridge Campus: 703.878.5755
Medical Education Campus: 703.822.6523

Check out their current offerings at http://www.nvcc.edu. Click on Businesses & Community, and then click on the name of the campus.

Looking to Enter Information Technology (IT)? Consider NOVA's "TRiP" Program (VA Approved!)

"TRiP", Technology Retraining internship Program, is an intensive part-time, technology training program for people interested in transitioning to an IT career. Classes are conveniently held in the evenings and on Saturdays, with an emphasis on both classroom and hands-on training.

"TRiP" is the only program in Northern Virginia that offers an optional internship program. This experience enables you to add actual IT experience to your resume. In addition, some companies sponsoring internships offer full-time employment at the completion of the internship.
For more information on the “TRiP” program, please go to http://www.nvcc.edu/annandale/continuing/wdc/tripweb.

Individuals interested in "TRiP" should:

Attend a "TRiP" Orientation Open House.
The next orientation sessions will be held on Wednesday, January 13th, 2010.
Session A - 11:00 a.m. – Noon
Session B - 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Both sessions will be held at:
Northern Virginia Community College
The Center for Employee Development
The Pitney Bowes Building
7630 Little River Turnpike, 6th floor
Annandale, Virginia 22003

Please register in advance for the orientation session by contacting David Campbell at 703.323.3859, email: dcampbell@nvcc.edu or Kofi Mitchual at 703.323.3037, email: kmitchual@nvcc.edu.

The "TRiP" Curriculum

Program Requirements:
Students are required to complete a total of 168 class hours to finish the program.
Sixty-six (66) hours are required from the Saturday CORE courses.
The remaining 102 hours may be obtained by choosing elective courses from the list below.

Required CORE Courses:
Saturday only: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

• Networking Essentials - 24 hours
• TCP/IP 2009 - 18 hours
• Supporting Users & Troubleshooting MS Windows XP Professional Operating System - 18 hours
• Network Security - 6 hours

Sub total is 66 hours.

Elective Courses:
The remaining 102 hours can be obtained by taking Elective courses listed below. (This is only a partial listing).

• MS Windows 2008 Server Admin. - 25 hours
• Introduction to UNIX - 24 hours
• Effective Web Design with Dreamweaver - 18 hours
• Introduction to Java Programming - 20 hours
• Intro to Microsoft Project 2007 - 12 hours
• MS Access 2007 Introduction - 8 hours
• MS Access 2007 Intermediate - 16 hours
• CompTIA® A+ Cert. Prep. Essentials - Part 1 - 16 hours
• CompTIA® A+ Cert. Prep. Essentials - Part 2 - 16 hours
• CompTIA® A+ Cert. Prep. Essentials  - Part 3 - 16 hours
• CompTIA® A+ Cert. Prep. Essentials - Part 4 - 16 hours
• CompTIA® Network+ Certification Prep - 24 hours
• Intro to MS Excel 2007 – MCAS Cert. Prep - 12 hours
• Intermediate MS Excel 2007 - MCAS Cert. Prep - 12 hours

All classes are taught at the Center for Employee Development (CED) – 7630 Little River Tnpk., 6th fl., Annandale, VA 22003. Course descriptions, dates, times, and prices are listed in the Computer Skills area - www.nvcc.edu/annandale/continuing/courses/index.htm, click on "Spring 2010 Classes," then "Computer Skills" and the desired course title.

Note: All courses listed above may NOT be offered every semester.

For more information about "TRiP", please contact David Campbell at 703.323.3859, email: dcampbell@nvcc.edu or Kofi Mitchual at 703.323.3037, email: kmitchual@nvcc.edu or click here.

"Are You Career Ready?"

Earn Virginia’s Career Readiness Certificate:

• Promote your career advancement
• Prove your skills to employers in reading, locating information and applied math
• Understand employers’ requirements for job performance
• Rank above other job applicants who have not demonstrated needed skills
• Learn how you can assess your skills and receive the necessary training to be competitive in today’s job market

Please contact Ellen Gray at egray@nvcc.edu or 703.323.4294 for more information.

Check Out NOVA’s Information Technology (IT) Open House!

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 
11:00 a.m. – Noon or 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

IT Certification and Program Offerings:

• CCNA
• CompTIA® A+ Essentials
• CompTIA® Net+ and Security+
• MCP/MOS
• Technology Retraining internship Program (TRiP)

For more information, contact: David Campbell at 703.323.3859, email: dcampbell@nvcc.edu or Kofi Mitchual at 703.323.3037, email: kmitchual@nvcc.edu.

Business Opportunity Center - SWaM Mentoring Program

The goal of the SWaM Mentoring Program is to help small, women and minority-owned businesses with government procurement. 

We do this with a series of seminars and workshops to teach business foundations and the procurement process, as well as hosting networking receptions for you to meet prime vendors, agency buyers and representatives, and program mentors.

If your business is:

• Registered to conduct business in the Commonwealth of Virginia;
• Has gross receipts of $10 million or less averaged over the previous three years;
• Is a small, woman or minority-owned business, and
• you want to increase your revenue through government contracts or subcontracts

Contact Chris Tran at cttran@nvcc.edu or 703.323.3329.

Continuing Education Office Hours

Monday - Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Additional Questions?

Please call 703.323.3168.

Use NOVA for Your Professional Training Needs!

The Annandale Campus of NOVA offers customized corporate training programs in computer applications, management, supervision, employee development and much more! Our experienced instructors will train your employees at your site or on campus. The cost for courses and programs varies depending on course content, length of training and materials used. For further information, contact Holly Urquhart at hurquhart@nvcc.edu or 703.323.3444.