Northern Virginia Community College - Loudoun Campus | National Council on Public History

Public History and Historic Preservation Certificate Program

Last Updated: February 4, 2021

21200 Campus Drive

Sterling, Virginia 20164

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Director(s)

Director: Dr. Charles Evans, [email protected], 703-948-7701

Assistant Director: Dr. Marc Dluger, [email protected], 703-948-5481

Program Introduction

Northern Virginia Community College offers the Public History and Historic Preservation Career Studies Certificate at the Loudoun campus in Sterling, VA. The program was originally developed in 1995 and designed to provide an introduction into the field for students to find entry level job or volunteer positions with historical sites and/or organizations in Northern Virginia. For students who did decided that they wanted to transfer to an undergraduate program to pursue their studies, Mary Washington University (Fredericksburg, VA) offered support for our program and helped to establish the transferability of some courses. For the past seven years, the program has graduated, on average, four students annually.

Degrees Offered

Other

Program Strengths

Digital Media
Historic Preservation
Historical Archaeology
Local/Community History
Material Culture
Museum Studies

Credit Hour Requirements

How Many Students are Admitted Annually

BANA

MANA

PhDNA

MAs produced last year

Financial Aid Available

Financial aid and in-state tuition status.

Deadline To Apply

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis

Internship Requirements

History 190 - Coordinated Internship, a three credit hour course, is a core requirement of the certificate program. Field work and professional internships are vital components of our program, and our students receive a genuinely “hands-on” introduction to public history and historic preservation. The program has partnered with local historical organizations and agencies to provide learning pathways for students.

Job Placement Assistance

Our internship offers a pathway for potential opportunities, transferability to other in-state institutions, such as Mary Washington University, to continue their education, and partnerships with our Advisory Council to provide guidance and assistance.

Employers Who Have Hired Graduates from this Program within the Past Five Years

From what we have been able to determine, our program graduates in the last ten years have found positions such as these