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Southside Virginia Community College

Southside Virginia Community College
109 Campus Drive
Alberta, VA 23821

Official telephone: (434) 949-1000
Fax number: (434) 949-7863
Website: www.southside.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-August, early January, and late May.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, one of 10 weeks and two of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 117 men, 198 women
Full-time faculty: 35 men, 42 women
Part-time faculty: 82 men, 156 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
honors program, internships, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: no

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Administration of Justice
  • Business Administration
  • Business Technology
  • Education
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Engineering/Industrial Technology
  • Fire Science Technology
  • General Studies
  • Human Services
  • Nursing
  • Science
Certificates

  • Administration of Justice
  • Apprenticeship
  • Automotive Technician
  • Automotive Tune-Up Specialist
  • Bookkeeping
  • Computer Office Specialist
  • Corrections
  • Cosmetology
  • Diesel Technician
  • Early Childhood Development
  • Electricity
  • Electronics
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Fire Science Technology
  • General Business
  • General Education
  • Health Science
  • Human Services
  • Law Enforcement
  • Massage Therapy
  • Medical Office Assisting
  • Medication Aide
  • Networking
  • Nurse Aide
  • Phlebotomy
  • Precision Machining
  • Religious Studies
  • Software Specialist
  • Web Site Development
  • Welding

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • placement for ACT PEP
  • credit and/or placement for DANTES
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate

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