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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Psychology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright People are forgetting that this is a COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Do not come here expecting to have a great social life with tons of parties and things to do. But the school does have many special occasion days, such as NOVA day, Ice Cream & Funnel Cake Day, Game Day, movie showings for current movies like The Avengers, etc. This school is set up for associate degrees and for students to have a smooth transfer to a university. Most of the people who go here intend to transfer and this school has tons of guaranteed admission transfer agreements with universities such as George Mason, Virginia Commonwealth, Virginia State, James Madison, etc. NVCC is a good college to start off at if you're trying to save money and/or get your GPA up to transfer to a university, like I am. It is also very affordable when you apply for financial aid. This school does a good job with helping students move forward. If you stay on top of your classes and meet with your advisor, you will be able to transfer and graduate in 2 years. The professors here are great. Every professor I've had was always willing to help when I needed them to. The course work is not as challenging as I was expecting, except in the science courses. The financial aid office is iffy sometimes, also, but nothing too extreme. Overall, NVCC is not the ideal school, but it is a great starting point if you want your bachelor's or master's degree. Perceived Campus Safety: A+, Innovation: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Sep 22 2012 1st Year Female -- Class 2013    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=89590&uid=3485'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save Social Work  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Not so bright NVCC is a great place to find yourself. I had wanted to return to school for many years, I was treated with dignity and compassion when I enrolled, and have not looked back. I plan on transferring to a University with the skills I need to succeed. I must admit, I am not at Nova to socialize like some of the younger folks, I want to earn my associates and move on. Scholastic Success: A+, Social Life: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 20 2012 1st Year Male -- Class 2013    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=88961&uid=3485'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save Biology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Reading all these negative reviews. A lot of it has to do with the student body, when you enter into a community college you should expect a friendly social environmental. Well it's a community college where people go take classes and go immediately home what do you expect. Overall my experience here has been mediocre, there is no student body or social life to speak of here. As to professors, I used ratemyprofessor a lot to help find professors that taught well and help prepare me for future courses, etc. That helped tremendously without choosing the right professors, I could not see how people can graduate on time or do well because a lot professors are plain terrible, from reviews, and first hand experiences (1st semester when I didn't pay too much attention to what professors I had) In all I recommend you don't care about the social life, the resources are there, ratemyprofessor, and you can choose great professors at nvcc at a great price. Do well, transfer out, let it be a small stepping stone where you had to pay the price. Either you did not do well in high school, international student coming to United States (not really a price), or you couldn't afford a 4 year university. Don't worry about the social life, there are other ways to enjoy your time in Northern Virginia, nvcc is not a real college don't expect a vibrant social environment. The education is what matters, I believe NVCC provides great resources at your hand. All you gotta do is work hard and transfer out. Faculty Accessibility: B, Individual Value: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 18 2012 2nd Year Male -- Class 2012    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=88928&uid=3485'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save  Prev    Select Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7 ... 15    Next

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