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Located in Annandale, Virginia, Northern Virginia Community College is a public institution. Northern Virginia Community College is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

15,551 Full-Time Undergraduates
$5,550 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Northern Virginia Community College?

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Contact details for Northern Virginia Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4001 Wakefield Chapel Rd, Annandale, VA 22003-3796
Phone: 703-323-3000
Website: www.nvcc.edu

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Can I Afford Northern Virginia Community College?

$5,550 In-State Tuition
15% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time Northern Virginia Community College students paid $185 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $364 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $5,550 $10,928
Fees $153 $858
Books and Supplies $1,800 $1,800

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Northern Virginia Community College, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $4,779 a year. That adds up to $19,116 over four years for those students.

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Northern Virginia Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

15,551 Full-Time Undergraduates
50% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 52,873 undergraduate students at Northern Virginia Community College, with 15,551 being full-time and 37,322 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 15,551 full-time undergraduates at Northern Virginia Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northern Virginia Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2,678
Black or African American 2,399
Hispanic or Latino 3,791
White 4,576
International Students 648
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,459

Over 137 countries are represented at Northern Virginia Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, South Korea, and China.

Online Learning at Northern Virginia Community College

14,133 Took All Classes Online
28,252 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 28,252 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northern Virginia Community College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 15th most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Northern Virginia Community College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 16%

Northern Virginia Community College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology 273 0 0 273
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 42 40 0 82
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 13 25 14 52
Laboratory Technician 18 19 0 37
Radiologic Technology 0 28 0 28
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 0 27 0 27
Engineering Technology 11 14 0 25
Physical Therapy Assistant 0 25 0 25
General Construction Trades 10 13 0 23
Occupational Therapist Assistant 0 23 0 23
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 11 8 0 19
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 0 18 0 18
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 2 16 0 18
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 17 0 0 17
Welding Technology/Welder 14 0 0 14
Respiratory Care Therapy 0 12 0 12
Dental Assisting/Assistant 0 0 10 10
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician 9 0 0 9
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 0 0 8 8
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 0 0 7 7
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 0 0 4 4
Civil Engineering Technology 1 0 0 1
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1 0 0 1
Industrial Technology 0 0 0 0
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 422 268 43 733

Northern Virginia Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Northern Virginia Community College awarded 1,974 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 0 48 0
Allied Health Professions 3 0 74 0
Civil Engineering Technology 1 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18 0 19 0
Construction 10 0 13 0
Culinary Arts 0 8 0 0
Dental Support Services 0 10 27 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 17 4 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 273 0 0 0
General Engineering Technology 11 0 14 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 11 0 8 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 13 14 25 0
Mental & Social Health Services 0 7 0 0
Precision Metal Working 14 0 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 51 0 40 0
Total 1,234 112 628 0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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