r/nvcc

retired 66-year-old wants to get a college degree, how hard is it to start by going to NOVA part-time for a couple of years first?(and then transfer to GMU or another nearby state university)

he worked in the family business right after high school and never went to college. The family business was a chain of restaurants, which he sold a couple of years ago and retired. His two sons had master and doctorate degrees, so he wanted to get his own college degree, now that he has plenty of time on his hands. :)

Surely he's not the only senior citizen who ever tried to get a college degree, right? Just wondering if anyone here has any advice for him. I don't have much to offer, so I figure I can at least ask the question for him on this subreddit.

Somehow he kept a copy of his high school transcript from the 1970s.... I was impressed because he was a straight-A student during all four years of high school. (yes, the entire transcript showed A for every course) My point is that he's a pretty smart guy.

One of the reasons why I want to go to UVA is because I heard that they give 100% need based financial aid. I can’t pay for college at all. Would that mean that I can go for free? I’m really anxious about that because that could change my plans completely, and if it isn’t true, are there any scholarships I can apply for?

guess we’re getting the decisions next week? \_(ツ)_/

Is there any way we can know what financhial aid we will get for the Fall semester?

I think decisions are coming out soon! I applied to both this cycle and they sent out an email to eligible applicants that applied to both for our preferences. So it could make it faster to send out the emails. Good luck everyone! I’m so nervous, I wish they could just tell us already.

Is there anything I need to do for the background check on castle branch? It says “ordered” and I can view the results but is there anything I need to submit? The email said it needs to be done by today but I’m not sure what to do on my end

Anyone one else got it too? Or an acceptance. I’ll just apply next round🥲

Just got an acceptance letter from the physical therapy program! Congrats to everyone who got in!

I'm just about at the end of my patience here 🙃. I'm hoping we get some news by the end of the week...

Edit: Got info from admin assistant. There were 253 total applicants this go around, 238 of them are qualified. Dawg.

Hi! I’m currently taking CSC 221 and I’m a little unsure how to prepare for the exams. I tried emailing the professor, but the replies I’ve gotten have been pretty vague. I know this class is supposed to be fairly easy, but what should I actually be studying before each exam? Are the exams mostly based on the zyBook assignments, or should I also be reviewing something else ? Any advice from people who’ve taken the class would be appreciated

Also im taking the online course.

professor making us attend a classical or jazz concert as an assignment worth 75 points..

What’s up everyone, I took 2 Dual Enrollment classes throughout my junior-senior year. I’m about to be a sophomore in college. One of the courses I took I got an A in, but for some reason on the DE page it says “abandoned no parental consent.” Can I still transfer this credit to my school? It’s on my high school transcript and NOVA must have a record that I took it or at least signed up for it and I can prove I took the class using my HS transcript. No parental consent seems like a system thing. Can someone help me out? I kind of need this credit for financial aid reasons. Thanks

So I’m a bit confused on whether I qualify to start calc 1 at nvcc or not. My advisor said since I took IB AA HL 1 and 2 (I also got a B in both 1 and 2 of that class) depending on my score I need a 5 to start calc 1 but if I get a 4 I have to do a prerequisite. Although on another part of NVCC’s website it said if it got a A or B I can start with Calc 1. So what do I do?

Best professor to take for MTH 245 Statistics stuck between Johannes Memling and Shamsedin Fahiminia. Anybody who has taken one of them can they give me reviews on them.

Hey everybody.

I attended NVCC in the past but transferred my credits to Laurel Ridge when I enrolled to complete the necessary prerequisites in order to apply to their Dental Hygiene Program (Joint Venture w/ Virginia Western) I know this community is pretty active compared to a lot of other community college groups in the area. I’m posting here because NVCC & Germanna are the only other schools that offer a dental hygiene program near me. And since I’ve found myself here reading EVERY post relating to dental hygiene lol I’m hoping others in my boat have done so as well & will see this.

I was recently accepted into the Dental Hygiene Program for Fall 2026 thru LRCC. Unfortunately, I have not found ANY real online space for students that are interested or have been accepted into this program to connect. The only related posts I have come across are usually in the r/Roanoke community… mostly from current RDH students looking for patients.

Because of that, I currently have no idea who will be in my cohort, and there does not seem to be a place for accepted candidates, applicants, or prospective students to ask questions, share information, or connect before the program starts. Yes, I could wait until orientation to make connections but that’s boring & all the excitement has me soooooooooo impatient lol.

I wanted to see if anyone here has applied to, been accepted into, currently attends, or is considering the Laurel Ridge/Virginia Western Dental Hygiene Program. I would love to connect, especially with anyone starting Fall 2026 or is going through the application process.

Also, if there is already a group chat, Facebook group, Discord, or another space for this program, please let me know! Thanks in advance yall!

yeah.. so 108 applications… I truly don’t feel like i stand a chance and it’s killing me to wait for so long.