Germanna Community College: Review & Facts

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Germanna Community College is a medium two-year, public school with 7,690 students enrolled. This college was founded in 1970 and is the only school located in Locust Grove, Virginia.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate and associate's degree are available at Germanna Community College.

Majors
Offered

17

Germanna Community College follows a semester-based curriculum calendar system and provides 17 majors. The most popular concentrations are General Studies, Nursing, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, and Management. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a good sign. However, if you plan to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The student retention rate at Germanna Community College is relatively low at 65% (close to Virginia average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention

65%

Fair

The graduation rate at Germanna Community College is very low: 27%. Nearly 15% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at Germanna Community College is reasonable -- 23:1. Find out more about faculty at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition costs are close to the nationwide median, $10,000 annually. The additional fees at Germanna Community College not covered by tuition are roughly $1,000; which totals $11,000 per year.

Read the details about Germanna Community College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Germanna Community College will consider accepting dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) for admission.

To obtain the most accurate and up-to-date information about applying to Germanna Community College and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (540) 423-9030 or check Germanna Community College Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade

A

Safe

Germanna Community College provides a distance learning option, study abroad programs, and evening/weekend study opportunity, which is a great option for those who work full-time.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Germanna Community College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

At the present moment, there is no on-campus housing at Germanna Community College.

Based on the college crime data, Germanna Community College seems to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Germanna Community College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Germanna Community College
2130 Germanna Hwy
Locust Grove, Virginia
22508-2102, USA