Northern Virginia Community College Computer Science Programs

Located in Annandale, Virginia, Northern Virginia Community College is a public institution. The suburban atmosphere of Annandale makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Where Is Northern Virginia Community College?

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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How Do I Get Into Northern Virginia Community College?

You can apply to Northern Virginia Community College online at: https://www.nvcc.edu/admissions/apply/index.html

Northern Virginia Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Northern Virginia Community College?

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 18% of students took out student loans averaging $4,811 a year. That adds up to $19,244 over four years for those students.

Northern Virginia Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 49,560 undergraduate students at Northern Virginia Community College, with 13,939 being full-time and 35,621 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 13,939 full-time undergraduates at Northern Virginia Community College, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,439
Black or African American	2,088
Hispanic or Latino	3,456
White	4,093
International Students	507
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,356

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

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.

This school is the 3rd 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
Information Technology	3%

Northern Virginia Community College Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	TOTAL
Information Technology	0	403	403
Computer & IS Security	0	383	383
Computer Science	0	294	294
General Computer & Information Sciences	115	136	251
Web & Multimedia Design	34	0	34
TOTAL	149	1,216	1,365

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.