institutions, including Howard Univer- sity, when his mother, Stacie Small, lost her job and six-figure salary as a recruit- er of architects and engineers. Paying for a four-year college was no longer an option. “It hit me that it would be hard for me to go to school,” Carufel, 18, said. Small was devastated. She had not
graduated from college and was looking forward to watching Carufel, the oldest of her five children, achieve what she had not. But Small said she was proud of her son when he enrolled at NOVA’s Annandale campus without complaint. Carufel, who receives financial aid
to attend NOVA and works at Rite Aid in his off-hours, and Small both envisioned NOVA as place for older, working adults. Carufel was surprised the campus had a cafeteria and was ex- cited about possibly playing for NOVA’s basketball team. His mother said she was pleased to learn of NOVA’s univer- sity transfer policies. Generally, NOVA guarantees admission to Virginia’s pub- lic universities, such as the University of Virginia and George Mason University, for students who earn an associate’s de- gree and maintain a C average. Nationwide, the average age of com-
munity college students is 28, but lo- cally the student body skews young- er. Since 2004, the average age of NOVA students has dropped from 29 to younger than 25. The average age of MC students has dropped from nearly 27 to close to 26. About 25 percent of stu- dents who earn associate’s degrees go on to earn bachelor’s degrees within five years, according to the AACC. However, many students at community colleges are there only to earn certificates, and others are attending school part time and therefore may take longer than five years to earn a bachelor’s degree. Students who are attending commu-
nity college straight out of high school are looking for more of the stereotypical college experience, said Robert Temlin Jr., NOVA’s president. “Many of these students are full-time, and they want a program of student activities and cul- tural events and things to do besides go to class,” Temlin said. Sitting in the campus cafeteria
amid noisy groups of students wolfing down turkey wraps, pizza and burgers, Lameira said she’s getting a distinct
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