Thank you for choosing NOVA!

More than 75,000 students this year are discovering that NOVA has exactly what they’re looking for to meet their educational needs. The high quality of NOVA’s offerings is well known:

• Our classes feature up-to-date technology and course content to prepare you for today’s competitive job market;
• We also offer courses that will transfer to colleges all over Virginia and the nation. In fact, NOVA has guaranteed admissions agreements with more than 30 colleges and universities for students who meet specific requirements.

NOVA's excellence is delivered by a devoted faculty who love teaching and really care about the success of every student, and a staff who works hard to make sure you have what you need to accomplish your goals.

At NOVA, you’ll find students with diverse backgrounds and views who will enrich your educational experience.

As if that weren’t enough, NOVA offers the most affordable education in the area, so that you can still transfer to the university of your choice when you
graduate with an AA or AS degree.

We are delighted to welcome you, and look forward to serving you.

Robert G. Templin, Jr.
President

NOVA’s Mission
With commitment to the values of access, opportunity, student success, and excellence, the mission of Northern Virginia Community College is to deliver world-class in-person and online post-secondary teaching, learning, and workforce development to ensure our region and the Commonwealth of Virginia have an educated population and globally competitive workforce.

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Accreditation
Northern Virginia Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Northern Virginia Community College. For other information about the College, please contact NOVA at Administrative Offices, 4001 Wakefield Chapel Road, Annandale, Virginia, 22003-3796 or call 703-323-3000.

Curricula of the College are approved by the College Board and by the State Board.  The two-year associate degree programs are also approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV).

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action
NOVA is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action institution. It is the policy of both Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) and the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) 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).