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Northern Virginia Community College is a comprehensive institution
of higher education, offering programs of instruction generally
extending not more than two years beyond the high school level.
College Transfer Education
The College transfer program includes freshman and sophomore
courses in arts and sciences and preprofessional programs meeting
standards acceptable for transfer to baccalaureate degree programs
in four-year colleges and universities. NVCC transfer courses
closely parallel courses at four-year institutions. Since requirements
vary among four-year schools, if you are planning to transfer,
you should check the requirements of the receiving institution
before you plan your course of study at NVCC.
For more information on college transfer, refer to "Transfer
Credit and Advanced Standing" in the Administrative Information
section and to “Transfer Programs Information” in
the Instructional Programs section.
Occupational Technical Education
The occupational and technical education programs are designed
to meet the increasing demand for technicians, office workers,
paraprofessionals, and skilled craftspersons for employment
in industry, business, the professions, and government. These
programs, which normally require two years or less of education
beyond high school, may include preparation for agricultural,
business, engineering, health and medical, industrial, service,
and other technical and occupational fields. The curricula
are planned primarily to meet the needs for workers in the
region being served by the College, but the State Board for
Community Colleges may designate certain community colleges
as centers to serve larger areas of the state in offering expensive
and highly specialized occupational and technical education
programs.
General Education
The courses in general education encompass the common knowledge,
skills, and attitudes needed for personal effectiveness, as
well as for effectiveness as an employee, a consumer, and a
citizen. These include the basic courses required of all students
in the occupational and technical education program and in
the College transfer program.
Developmental Studies
Developmental courses are offered to prepare you for admission
to the College transfer and occupational technical programs.
These English and mathematics courses are designed to develop
the basic skills and understandings needed for success in other
courses and curricula.
English As A Second Language (ESL) Programs
The College has ESL programs designed to prepare you for success
in the community and workplace and for enrollment in the College’s
credit courses. The ESL programs emphasize development of the
writing, reading, speaking, and listening skills necessary
for success in college-level courses. The English placement
test places students into various levels of proficiency. The
credit program is available for students who score at Level
II or above on the ACCUPLACER, a test for English proficiency.
This program leads directly into academic study. In-state and
out-of-state tuition guidelines apply to the credit ESL programs,
and financial aid is available for those who qualify. If you
score below Level II or do not meet the F-1 student visa admission
requirements of the College, a complete ESL program may be
available through Continuing Education. These courses are designed
to meet the needs of students at each campus and the community
it serves.
Continuing Education
Continuing Education programs are offered to enable you to continue
your learning experiences. Continuing Education programs may
include credit and non-credit courses offered during the day
and evening hours. For most non-credit courses, the College
awards Continuing Education Units (CEU) upon completion of
most non-credit courses.
Community Education Services
The College provides specialized services to help meet the cultural
and educational needs of the citizens of the Northern Virginia
area. These services include non-classroom and non-credit cultural
events, workshops, meetings, lectures, conferences, seminars,
short courses, and special community projects that are designed
to provide needed cultural and educational opportunities for
the residents of the region. The College works cooperatively
with other local and state agencies and with businesses interested
in developing such services. The College facilities are also
available to four-year colleges and universities desiring to
offer extension programs at the level of the third and fourth
year of college and graduate education in the region, subject
to the prior approval of the State Council of Higher Education
for Virginia.
Workforce Development Program
Northern Virginia Community College is a participant in the Virginia
Community College System's Workforce Development Services program.
The mission of Workforce Development Services is to advance
Virginia’s workforce through world-class programs and
services that focus on employee and business development and
technology deployment. To provide this service, the NVCC Continuing
Education and Workforce Development Offices deal directly with
employers in designing and offering courses to meet real, current,
and projected workforce training needs. These course offerings
are made available to business and industry at a time and place
that meets their needs. For more information, call the director
of Continuing Education and Workforce Development on any NVCC
campus.
Workforce development instruction is designed
to assist Virginia residents in gaining skills necessary for
entering employment
and/or to retrain persons displaced from other jobs so that
they may obtain gainful employment. These programs are usually
of
a short-term nature and are tailored to fit the exact needs
of a company. The training sites for these programs may be
any suitable
space within the Commonwealth of Virginia approved by the Virginia
Community College System.
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