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NOVA’s Spring 2025 Commencement: Graduates Show Up Big Time!

Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) celebrated one of its largest-ever graduating classes at the college’s 59th commencement ceremony on Monday, May 12.

May 14, 2025

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In the National Spotlight: NOVA and George Mason’s ADVANCE Transfer Program

The ADVANCE program, a highly successful transfer partnership between Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) and George Mason University, is showcased in the newly released Transfer Playbook 2.0.

May 6, 2025

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NOVA Launches $1 Million Training Opportunity for Recently Unemployed Federal Workers and Contractors

Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) today announced the launch of NOVA New Employment, Exploration and Transition (NOVAnext), a comprehensive effort to help recently unemployed federal workers and federal contractors transition to their next careers.

March 12, 2025

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15 Virginia Students Named JKC Scholarship Semifinalists: Majority from NOVA

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKC) has announced its 2025 semifinalists for the prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Fifteen students are from Virginia — including nine from NOVA!

March 6, 2025

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Northern Virginia Community College: Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars

Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is honored to be a Fulbright Top Producing Institution once again.

February 25, 2025

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NOVA and HCA Healthcare Partner for "Earn to Learn" Program to Address Virginia’s Nursing Shortage

Northern Virginia Community College’s (NOVA) nursing program has received $213,180 from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) to launch the commonwealth’s Earn to Learn (ETL) Nursing Education Acceleration Program.

December 10, 2024

NOVA Awarded Nearly $5M to Expand  Engineering Technology Apprenticeships

NOVA Awarded Nearly $5M to Expand Engineering Technology Apprenticeships

Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) was awarded $4,999,980 to create apprenticeship opportunities across two key industry sectors – semiconductor technology and data center operations.

December 4, 2024

Compu Dynamics’ 5th Annual Golf Tournament Raises $45,000 to Strengthen Local Talent Pool for Data Center Industry

Compu Dynamics’ 5th Annual Golf Tournament Raises $45,000 to Strengthen Local Talent Pool for Data Center Industry

Compu Dynamics, a leading provider of data center construction and operations solutions, has announced that its fifth annual fundraising golf tournament raised a record $45,000 for the Information and Engineering Technologies (IET) programs at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA).

December 3, 2024

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Fairfax City Economic Development and Northern Virginia Community College Launch a Tuition-Free Initiative to Drive Local Workforce Development

Fairfax City Economic Development (FCED) and Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) have launched Upskill Fairfax City, designed to address career readiness and workforce development by offering tuition-free professional certifications and technical training to Fairfax City residents and employees of Fairfax City businesses.

November 18, 2024

Nvolve Partners with NOVA’s Biotech Program to Support Student Success and Workforce Development in Biotechnology

Nvolve Partners with NOVA’s Biotech Program to Support Student Success and Workforce Development in Biotechnology

Nvolve, Inc. is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Northern Virginia Community College’s (NOVA) Biotechnology Leadership in Education (NOBLE) Project, housed at NOVA’s Manassas Campus in Prince William County.

November 12, 2024


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