Northern Virginia Community College

Northern Virginia Community College is a multi-campus community college in Northern Virginia.

History

Following the authorization by the 1964 Virginia General Assembly of a $2 million appropriation for the creation of three vocational schools in the Commonwealth, officials from the various Northern Virginia localities schemed on how best to get their hands on a share of this newly-created pot of government money.

A cabal of 70 officials from Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William and Loudoun counties, as well as the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church, agreed at a meeting at the Fairfax County Courthouse on January 18, 1965 to conspire on how to get one of the vocational schools for the region.[1]

Preliminary approval of the joint application, filed by seven jurisdictions in Northern Virginia, was granted by the State Board of Technical Education on February 3, 1965.[2]

Both Arlington and Fairfax County proposed to host the new Northern Virginia Technical College. Arlington proposed hosting the college initially at the former Dolley Madison Junior High School while it developed a permanent location at Arlington Hall. Fairfax proposed using the formerly segregated Luther Jackson High School, which was scheduled to become a desegregated intermediate school.[3]

Ultimately, neither site was chosen, and instead a converted research lab rented from Melpar at 6060 Hardin Street in Baileys Crossroads was selected at the Board of Trustees' meeting on May 1, 1965.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Drive Spurred on Site for Area Tech College." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jan 19 1965. ProQuest. Web. 26 Apr. 2014.
  2. ↑ Lescaze, Lee. "Virginia Elects to Build Tech College in Area." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Feb 04 1965. ProQuest. Web. 26 Feb. 2017 .
  3. ↑ "Fairfax Makes Bid for Technical College." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Feb 06 1965. ProQuest. Web. 26 Feb. 2017.
  4. ↑ "Baileys Crossroads is Chosen as Temporary Site of New College." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. May 03 1965. ProQuest. Web. 26 Feb. 2017.

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