About myNova Virginia Community College
Founded in 1964, Northern Virginia Community College is one of the renowned institutions to offer superior educational services. NOVA lists as the largest educational college in Virginia and stands second-largest community college within the U.S with over 75000 students and a large number of faculty. These students are quite diverse coming from around 180 different countries.
Situated near Washington, DC, NOVA comprises a total of 6 campuses- Woodbridge, Alexandria, Manassas, Loudoun, Annandale and MEC (Springfield). Moreover, it has over 4 educational centers namely ELI, Innovation Park, Reston and Arlington.
NOVA is one of the accredited colleges by the SACSCOC (the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges). For students, it offers over 160 certificate programs and associate’s level degrees. Adding to this, the Extended Learning Institute also offers distance learning programs, while Workforce Development provides continuing training courses.
About myNOVA Portal
The myNOVA is a cloud-based entry portal that allows current VCCS students to access various educational applications and services by Virginia Community College System (VCCS). These include Blackboard, Student Email, Canvas, Library Services, NOVAConnect – Student Information System (SIS), and much more without requiring separate credentials for each.
VCCS is an entity that manages over 23 community colleges located in Virginia. For people of Virginia, these colleges offer 2-year degree programs, certification programs along with skill acquisition programs.
Students can also use myNOVA portal to register for classes, view assignment grades, view courses, get access to important announcements, and so much more. One of the core benefits of myNOVA online portal is that students can access it from anywhere, at any time.
What is NOVAConnect?
NOVAConnect is NOVA’s SIS (Student Information System) that acts as a unified source for students to access all the necessary information, from anywhere.
Students can use NOVAConnect to execute various tasks such as find classes, enroll for classes, access online applications, swap/drop classes, manage personal information via the Student Center and even make payments.
To access NOVAConnect, simply log into your myNOVA portal > click on VCCS SIS: Student Information System > go to Student Center.
How to Log Into myNOVA Student Portal?
- Go to https://www.nvcc.edu/
- On the top of the screen, you will see ‘myNOVA’ tab almost at the center.
- Clicking on it will redirect you to the myNOVA portal login page
- Enter your Username and click on ‘Go’.
- Enter your password.
This will successfully log you into the myNOVA portal where you can now access various applications and services by VCCS. After you are done, always make sure to Sign Out so as to maintain utmost security and privacy of your myNOVA account.
(Important Note: if you’ve received your username and password when submitting the application, you can use those credentials to log into myNOVA. For those who have to find their username or set up a password, you need to choose either of the two options given on the login page- Forgot Password or Forgot Username.)
How to Enroll in Classes?
To enroll in classes, you simply need to log into the myNOVA portal and navigate to the VCCS SIS option.
Under Student Information System, go to Self-Service > Student Center > My Academics and then click on the ‘Enroll’ tab.
Next Steps for Students:
Before enrolling for the class, use the Navigate button to review your required classes, entire academic plan, advising information and to-do lists. Students have around 24 hours of access to the Navigate button after submitting the application.
If you don’t see the Navigate button in the services, you can always review your required courses and enroll for the class via the SIS button.
Forgot Password
In case you forgot your password, you need to follow these simple steps:
- Go to the myNOVA login page
- Click on the ‘Forgot My Password’ button at the bottom left.
- Enter your username, personal email or work email ID.
- Once done, you will be given options to choose from Mobile device on file or email addresses on file.
- Whichever option you select, you will get an SMS or email with the secret code along with a link to reset your password.
- Follow the link and enter the secret code you’ve received via email or text message
- Set a new password.
This process will help you log into your my NOVA portal using the newly set password.
Forgot Username
Students must use the same Username and Password to access all VCCS applications such as SIS, NOVAConnect, Blackboard, Canvas and so on.
In case you’ve forgotten your Username, follow these simple steps:
- Go to the myNOVA login page
- Click on the ‘Forgot My Username’ button at the bottom right.
- It will prompt you to enter your Email address linked to your account.
- Follow the instructions prompted to get your Username back.
Important Note: For students, the personal email ID entered here must match with the email address provided during the application process. For the faculty, the email ID entered should be the work email linked to your account. If you do not have these details, you can connect with the college help desk for additional support at support.vccs.edu. The email should NOT be your myVCCS email, for e.g. – firstname.lastname@email.vccs.edu
If a student wants to Drop a class or NEVER attend a class, they will be responsible to log into their myNOVA portal in SIS and drop that class before the due date.
