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NOVA History Collections

NOVA History Collections documents the history of Northern Virginia Community College as it has grown from a few classrooms in a small warehouse in Bailey’s Crossroads to one of the largest community colleges in the nation.

About this Collection

The Woodbridge Campus collection includes photographs and newspaper articles published from 1974-1976. Newspaper photographs and articles that appeared in the Potomac News and the Manassas Journal Messenger have been re-published here courtesy of the News and Messenger. The collection also includes photographs from construction of Phase II of the Woodbridge Campus in 1990.

Woodbridge Campus History

Originally known as the Southern Campus, Woodbridge first offered classes in the fall of 1972. Today, the Woodbridge Campus offers four classroom buildings, sports fields and courts, a gorgeous on-campus lake and the Woodbridge Campus Theater.

Woodbridge is devoted to education. This commitment is evident in the variety of existing certificates and degrees, the NOVA Gold and other first-student programs, and the courses offered to local and regional businesses and employees. Among the more distinctive of these programs are the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration program through the Natural Science and Mathematics Division, the Web Development courses via the office of Continuing Education and Workforce Development and the English as a Second Language program through the Communication and Humanities Division.