page_title: Northern Virginia Community College
section_title: Annandale
hierarchical_section_title: Northern Virginia Community College / Campuses / Annandale
caption_attribution_description: English: A picture of the entrance to the CG building at Northern Virginia Community College (Annandale Campus).
context_page_description: Northern Virginia Community College is a public community college composed of six campuses and four centers in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. Northern Virginia Community College is the second largest multi-campus community college in the United States and the largest educational institution in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  Northern Virginia Community College is part of the Virginia Community College System. Dr. Anne M. Kress is the current president of the College, effective January 13, 2020. NOVA has campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun County, Manassas, Springfield and Woodbridge.
context_section_description: The Annandale Campus is located in central Fairfax County and primarily serves the residents of the county. The campus began as one building constructed in 1967 on a 78-acre site. In 1969, three additional buildings were erected and the TV/Technical Building followed in 1970. The Nursing Building was completed in 1972. The Brault Building, which houses college staff, was completed in 1984, and recent renovations were complete in 2015. The Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center, which serves the College and the community, was completed in 1990. The MacDiarmid Building was completed in 1997. In Spring 2006, work was completed on a six-level, 825-space parking garage for faculty, staff, students, and visitors. The Student Services Building opened in Fall 2011, and was renamed the Mark Warner Student Services Building after Virginia Senator Mark Warner in 2016. The Annandale Campus also provides off-campus instruction at various locations.
caption: Charles Godwin Building on the Annandale campus
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