Napa Valley College (NVC) Academics and Admissions

Academics

Napa Valley College is a two-year community college that allows students to get a high-class education in a wide variety of courses ranging from Physical Education to Criminal Justice. Napa Valley fosters excellence in all of its courses and this commitment has been recognized by Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the ruling body that issued an accreditation to the college.

Napa Valley offers in-campus courses as well as online courses with the same level of quality. Facilities installed in the campus also aim to complement the curriculum and provide for an even better education. Napa Valley College is the place for any student looking to pursue a four-year career (the college offers transfers to four-year universities upon completion of the required courses), or simply those pursuing Associate of Arts or Associate of Science Degrees and Certificates in fields that go from Business to Studio Arts.

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Information Summary

Ranks 135th in California and 1884th overall. See the entire top 2,000 colleges and universities list
Overall Score (about)	65.5
Total Cost On-Campus Attendance	$3,059
Admission Success rate	N/A
Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty	18 : 1
Retention (full-time / part-time)	76% / 54%
Enrollment Total (all students)	5,503

Admissions

Napa Valley College welcomes California residents as well as residents of other states and international students. Anyone who has graduated high school, is over 18 years of age, and has the will to study at Napa Valley can apply for enrollment. Prospective students applying for courses during the fall semester must be sure to get their applications submitted by April, and those interested in starting during the spring semester must submit their applications by September.

Filling out the application provided by the college and is mandatory for all applicants. The school may also require transcripts from high school or any other college the applicant might have attended previously (this applies specially for international students). Napa Valley College is a community college that promotes post-secondary education for anyone interested in receiving one. The college exercises an open admissions policy, but be sure to apply before deadlines arrive or you will have to wait until the next semester to be considered for enrollment.

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Financial Aid

Napa Valley offers financial assistance in the form of grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study programs. Any student who feels that he or she is eligible for financial aid and needs it to cover college expenses must fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA is submitted alongside the paperwork requested by the Financial Aid office, and after being processed, you will be notified of what kind of financial aid you have been awarded.

It is important that applicants understand that there are deadlines when it comes to applying for financial aid (contact the Financial Aid Office for more detailed information about deadlines). It is also important for students to know that certain types of financial aid is not only given based on need, but also on merit and/or talent. If feel that you have excellent grades or that you have other merits that entitle you to receive financial aid, fill out the application and start your process.

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Students

Although it did not have its current name until 1982, Napa Valley College was originally founded in 1941. By 1963 the college got its own campus as well as its own school district, and a student body comprised of a total of 1771 students. An auxiliary campus, the Upper Valley Campus, was added to the college in 1994, thus increasing its size and capacity to give the best possible instruction to all students interested in attending. In these two campuses, Napa Valley College has constructed several state-of-the-art facilities to better service its students. The college counts with a Student Center, science and engineering laboratories, gymnasiums, libraries, a Child and Family Center, and its very own high-tech Winery and Viticulture Laboratory. The Upper Valley Campus spans over 6.9 acres, and its facilities total 17,800 square feet. This area is used for classrooms, a culinary arts center, computer labs, and a Native American Dedication Garden.

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Athletics

Napa Valley College teams compete as members of the Bay Valley Conference. Different sports are offered for students to join, depending on what semester they wish to participate. During the fall semester, the college offers men’s soccer, women’s volleyball, women’s golf, and men’s and women’s basketball. During the spring semester, the sports offered are men’s baseball, women’s softball, and men’s golf. All students are welcome to try out for teams and the college believes that athletics are important in complementing and raising the quality of the education offered to its students. There is a strong commitment, both by faculty and by the student body to support the athletics department, and the college welcomes new students to join in making the college’s teams better.

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Studying without having any recreational activities to have fun or simply to relax makes for a dull college life; Napa Valley College tries to make its students’ life as pleasurable as possible and offers several activities so that students can pursue hobbies or interests outside their academic workload.

The Athletic Department’s facilities are available to students for recreational purposes; they include jogging trails, weight rooms, tennis courts, racquetball courts, and track. As well, for those who wish to recreate themselves doing something different than sports, Napa Valley promotes art, theater and music; musicals, art exhibits, and music events are always being made for the benefits of students and faculty alike. All prospective students are also welcome to partake in any of these activities, be it independently, or by joining any of the student groups that the college sponsors every year.

Bibliography

About, http://www.napavalley.edu/AboutNVC/Pages/default.aspx, web, July 26 2011
Financial Aid, http://www.napavalley.edu/StudentServices/FinancialAid/Pages/OverviewPrograms.aspx, web, 26 July 2011
Napa Valley College. 2010 – 2012 Catalogue. Napa: Napa Valley College, 2010. Print.

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