Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) is the largest of the 23 colleges in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), annually serving 75,000 students as they pursue associate degrees and transfer to universities for a bachelor’s degree. The number of students who are attending NOVA with eng ...

Community colleges (CCs) play a crucial role in US higher education and are an important pathway to providing educational opportunities for students from diverse populations. Since over half of CC students are low-income, from underrepresented groups, and/or first-generation, CCs must play a promine ...