For Many Students, Community Colleges Offer Better Deal and Faster Career Track
A growing number of students are choosing 2-year programs like those at Northern Virginia Community College to find high-paying jobs in fields where businesses are actually hiring.
The economy is driving students across Virginia to Northern Virginia Community College, according to Dr. George Gabriel, vice president of institutional research, planning and assessment with the college. In 2006, 3,000 students graduated from NOVA with two-year degrees. In 2011, that number increased to 7,000. “That’s a big jump. Our enrollment is increasing and we’re also increasing number of students graduating with two-year degrees,” said Gabriel. The college offers more than 160 degrees at the associate’s level and in certificate programs and reaches more than 75,000 students per year across its campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun, Manassas and Woodbridge. The college also has educational centers in Reston and Arlington. Most …
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