Germanna Community College
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(540) 423-9030
- Germanna Community College is one of the twenty-three community colleges in Virginia that comprise the Virginia Community College System. It is a two-year public institution of higher education established in 1970. The College takes pride in serving the residents of Caroline, Culpeper, King George, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania, and Stafford counties and the City of Fredericksburg.
School Highlights
Germanna Community College serves 7,207 students (31% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 47:1 is higher than the state community college average of 31:1.
Minority enrollment is 43% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 50%.
Top Placements
Germanna Community College places among the top 20% of community colleges in Virginia for:
- Category Attribute
- Community Size Largest student body
- Student Earnings Highest graduate earnings (10 years post graduation)
School Overview
The teacher population of 152 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Germanna Community College | (VA) Community College Avg. | |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 152 staff | 51 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Germanna Community College is a public, comprehensive higher education institution in the Virginia Community College System. Located in north-central Virginia, the College has two full-service campuses and offers Associate Degree, Certificate, and Career Studies Certificate programs to a diverse urban and rural population. In 1956, descendants of the original settlers at Germanna Ford organized the Memorial Foundation of Germanna Colonies in Virginia, Inc. In 1966, the Virginia legislature created a community college system intended to provide higher learning in both academic and technical areas within commuting distance of every citizen of the Commonwealth. A site selection committee recommended that the College be located in the center of its service region. In 1969, the Memorial Foundation of Germanna Colonies donated 100 acres of property along the Rapidan River to the Commonwealth of Virginia for the location of a community college. On June 5, 1969, the College Board unanimously chose the name Germanna Community College to recognize this generous gift and the local history associated with it. The Locust Grove campus is located on Route 3 midway between Culpeper and Fredericksburg. The campus consists of 100 beautifully wooded acres adjacent to the Rapidan River in Orange County. The campus building of approximately 65,000 square feet includes classrooms, laboratories (including a state-of-the-art Technologies Laboratory), a wellness center, bookstore, administrative and faculty offices, a library, information services, business office, and student lounge. Outdoor facilities include tennis courts and a playing field, as well as nature trails, jogging paths, and a picnic area. Germanna Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate degree. In addition, the AAS nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and both the AAS nursing and the practical nursing certificate programs are approved by the Virginia Board of Nursing.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Germanna Community College is Eastern Virginia Career College (18.0 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Eastern Virginia Career CollegePrivate for-profit235 students | 18.00 Mi10304 Spotsylvania Ave, Suite 400
Fredericksburg, VA 22408
(540) 373-0000000 18.00235 - 327 students | 32.90 Mi8255 Shopper\'s Square
Manassas, VA 20111
(703) 334-2501 32.90327 - 50,929 students | 43.20 Mi4001 Wakefield Chapel Rd
Annandale, VA 22003
(703) 323-3000 43.2050,929 - 6,882 students | 43.50 Mi8730 Mitchell Rd
La Plata, MD 20646
(301) 934-2251 43.506,882 - 5,445 students | 45.90 Mi501 College Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 977-3900 45.905,445
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