Northern Virginia Community College Top Questions

The stereotype NOVA student is generally a loser. Someone who couldn't make it, or someone too poor to afford university. However, this stereotype is not true usually. There are people who fall into that category, but we have a lot of smart people who move on, or get the skills they need to land a job without a full undergrad degree.

I am an online student going to a community college in a very diverse part of the country, I don't think any one stereotype applies in this case.

There really is no stereotype at our school. Kids there face the same challenges as the rest which is figuring out ways to pay for their tuition and their books. From what I have seen we all have a common goal and that is to graduate and continue on to a four year university. So if I had to say something our stereotype would be we all have the same goals and are goal hungry for success and striving for excellence in our studies and yes that would be accurate.

I am not sure if there is a stereotype and if so what it is.

The stereotype consists of aimless high school graduates taking the easy route. Certainly, you can find that stereotype quite readily, but you can also find diligent students who are there to waste anymore time.

They are friendly students.

That the campus has mostly Asian students. I believe that this campus in particular is heavily Asian populated.

NVCC is a mix of young adults unsure of their major and mature adults attending college to change or advance their skill set.

Northern Virginia Community College is very diverse, and I honestly can't say there's any particular trend or stereotype. I'm one of the older students on the Alexandria campus and enjoy the diversity of ethnicities, age, jocks, geeks, etc.

Most of the students want to transfer to a 4-year university after completing undergrad classes affordably at a community college. This is accurate, from my experience.