As Dean of Student Development at the Annandale campus, it is my pleasure to add my welcome to both new and returning students to those of the President of Northern Virginia Community College and the Provost of the Annandale campus. Colleges are dynamic places. Here we do not merely dispense information, but we help you to learn to organize and synthesize information into knowledge, and ultimately to discover connections which bring about understanding.
People change here.
If indeed study is done with energy and commitment, nobody leaves as they came. College is also not only about what we can give to you, but about what you can bring and share with fellow students, professors and staff. Everyone brings something valuable to the college, and the professors and staff not only teach, we learn as well. In order to get a good start, you should give some attention to the NOVA college catalog and Student Handbook which contain most of the information you require. They contain extremely valuable information, including your rights and responsibilities as a NOVA student.