Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) is
a two-year comprehensive community college offering college-transfer,
occupational-technical programs, and non-credit continuing education
courses. NVCC has six campuses (Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun,
Manassas, Medical
Education, and Woodbridge) conveniently located
throughout Northern Virginia, and an Extended
Learning Institute (ELI) offering distance learning courses.
The mission of NVCC is to respond to the educational
needs of its dynamic and diverse constituencies 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.
NVCC is a part of the Virginia
Community College System (VCCS) and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of
the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern
Lane, Decatur, Georgia, 30033-4097, telephone number 404-679-4501)
to award associate degrees, and certificates in selected occupational
areas. It is the policy of both Northern Virginia Community College
and the Virginia Community College System to maintain and promote
equal employment and educational opportunities without regard to
race, color, sex or age (except where sex or age is a bona fide
occupational qualification), religion, disability, national origin,
marital status, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation,
or other non-merit factors. Inquiries concerning affirmative action
and equal opportunity policies should be addressed to the College’s
director of Affirmative Action/Minority and Legal Affairs, whose
office is located in the Brault Building at the Annandale Campus
(703-323-3266).
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