Chad Knights, Northern Virginia Community College’s provost of information and engineering technologies, says the college’s ability to supply interns and staff to major employers like Amazon.com Inc. “is a defining feature for us.” Photo by Will Schermerh
When the first class of Northern Virginia Community College’s cloud computing program graduated in spring 2020, its members may not have had the trappings of an in-person, pre-pandemic graduation, but they did get something with even more long-term value.
Every graduate who sought employment after earning their associate degree landed a job.
Chad Knights, provost of information and engineering technologies at Northern Virginia Community College — known as NOVA — describes the cloud computing specialization as “a shining star” among NOVA’s tech-focused courses of study, as well as a prime example of how the school has structured its program offerings to meet specific workforce needs in the Northern Virginia region.
