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You can buy your books at the Loudoun Campus bookstore LR135.
Please call
the bookstore for their business hours at (703) 450-2589. - You will be given a book list at the
time of registration. Please do not buy your books before you
know your class.
ESL students will be able to sell their
books back to the campus bookstore. Students must consult
the bookstore about their policies. If you are planning on
selling your books back, please remember:
· Your books must be “like new”. No writing
or damage.
· Workbooks cannot be resold.
If your course has audiotapes or CDs, you may not be able
to sell them back to the bookstore. Be sure to ask when you
buy them.
Weather and School Closings
Weather Policy:
If the College is closed for
credit courses, all non-credit (ESL) courses at the college
are cancelled and a make-up date will be announced. If a non-credit
course is held off campus (Potomac Falls High School), listen
for the announcement on local radio and TV stations for Loudoun
County Public School closings. College closings for classes
meeting after 5:00 p.m. will be made by 3:30 p.m.
If you are not sure, please call the office at (703) 450-2551.
ESL Refund Policy
To cancel an English as a Second Language (ESL) course, refer to the current schedule for the last day to request a refund. All refund requests must be made in person or in writing (email to loesl@nvcc.edu).
All refunds are issued as checks from the state of Virginia and will be mailed to your current mailing address. Refunds take approximately 2-3 weeks to be processed. Refund checks will be made payable to the student, regardless of who paid for a course. This is college policy and no exceptions can be made.
If your class is cancelled by the college, a full refund will be issued. A decision on class cancellation is made the day before the class is scheduled to begin. It is very important that we have an accurate daytime phone number where we can reach students to ensure prompt notification concerning class cancellations.
Au Pairs and CEUs
Most Continuing Education classes fulfill the academic requirement of J-1 visa holders (Au Pairs). 6.0 credits = 8.0 CEUs or a total of 80 instructional hours
1.0 CEU (Continuing Education Unit) is rewarded for every 10 instructional hours.
F-1 students at NOVA are expected to purchase and maintain health insurance while they are in the United States. Accidents and illness happen very suddenly and medical bills can threaten your educational plans if you don’t have insurance. If you don’t have medical insurance or don’t know what plan to select, we suggest that you look at :
Even if you don’t select one of these plans, they will give you some ideas about what to look for in a health insurance plan.
If you are considering a plan from your home country, make sure that it is designed to cover you in the United States. Medical costs in the U.S. are more expensive and plans often do not provide enough coverage. The plan should also cover the cost of flying you home if that is required.
Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities
NVCC is committed to providing an accessible education and a supportive learning environment for all students, including persons with documented disabilities. If you require any special services or accommodations, you must contact the NVCC Counselor for Students with Disabilities at the campus at least four weeks prior to the start of the class.
To qualify for these services, you must provide clear and specific evidence that a qualified professional has established a formal diagnosis of a disability. Except in certain cases, the documentation can be no older than three (3) years. All information obtained in the diagnostic and medical reports will be maintained and used in accordance with applicable confidentiality requirements.
