Northern Virginia Community College offers 94 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 11 major programs - 11 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $5,703 for Virginia residents and $11,786 for out-of-state students.

Total 14,133 students out of total 51,896 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 3,204 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Northern Virginia Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameNorthern Virginia Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address4001 Wakefield Chapel Rd, Annandale, VA
Online Students14,133 Enrolled Online Exclusively
14,119 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$5,703
Out-of-State$11,786
Student to Faculty28:1 (3.57%)
Online Degree Programs
Total11 Programs
Associates11 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Northern Virginia Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $5,703 and $11,786 for non-Virginia residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $185 for Virginia residents and $364 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$5,610$5,610$5,565$5,565$5,703
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$11,693$11,693$11,648$11,648$11,786
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$180$180$180$180$185
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$360$360$360$360$364

Online Programs By Area of Study

Northern Virginia Community College offers 94 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 11 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 11 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFERED11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs4846NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED 427 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 1,083 NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM 215 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Biological and Physical SciencesONLY IN CLASSROOM 242 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationONLY IN CLASSROOM 28 NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fightingNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Social SciencesONLY IN CLASSROOM 351 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Visual and Performing ArtsONLY IN CLASSROOM 12 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM 13 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM 51 NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Related Services (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM 45 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Northern Virginia Community College, there are 51,896 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 28,252 students were attending classes through distance learning (14,133 students are enrolled exclusively and 14,119 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment51,896
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses14,133
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses14,119
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses23,644

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 14,133 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 13,591 Virginia Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 537 students living in the U.S. States other than Virginia, and 2 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses14,133
Virginia Resident13,591
Other State In U.S.537
Outside of U.S.2
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses14,133
Degree/Certificate Seeking11,510
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking2,623

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