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Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC and, informally, NOVA) is a public community college with six campuses and four centers in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. It is the third-largest multi-campus community college in the United States and the second largest educational institution in the Commonwealth of Virginia after ...
The Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale is also home to the Lifetime Learning Institute of Northern Virginia (LLI). The Lifetime Learning Institute of Northern Virginia (LLI) is a non-profit, member-run organization of adults age 50 and over who desire to pursue enriching cultural and educational experiences.
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) oversees a network of 23 community colleges in Virginia, which serve residents of Virginia and provide two-year degrees and various specialty training and certifications. In 2006, the Virginia Community College System's annual enrollment rate topped 233,000 students.
Mountain Gateway Community College: Clifton Forge: Public (Virginia Community College System) Junior college: SACS: 1964 946 New River Community College: Dublin: Public (Virginia Community College System) Junior college: SACS: 1959 3,980 Norfolk State University: Norfolk: Public Masters University: SACS: 1935 5,783 Northern Virginia Community ...
Many community colleges have supplemented their offerings with online courses to stave off competition from exclusively e-learning schools. For example, Northern Virginia Community College's Extended Learning Institute [59] has been offering distance learning courses for thirty-five
Central Virginia Community College (CVCC) is a public community college in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is part of the Virginia Community College System . Established in 1966, CVCC serves students at the main campus in Lynchburg or at one of its off-site centers in Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell counties.
The board allowed the college to change its name to from Lord Fairfax Community College to Laurel Ridge Community College. Instead of venerating Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron , plantation owner , the new name honors laurel flower that has been associated with academic achievement.
The college offers classes at a number of off-campus sites and online. Major off-campus locations include the Southside Virginia Education Center, in Emporia; Southern Virginia Higher Education Center, in South Boston; Estes Community Center, in Chase City; Lake Country Advanced Knowledge Center, South Hill; and the SVCC Occupational/Technical ...